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Soil and organic matter processes
Reference
BBS/E/C/00005744
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor David Chadwick
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Rothamsted Research
Department
Rothamsted Research Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
967,299
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/04/2008
End date
31/03/2012
Duration
48 months
Abstract
The focus of this project is on organic matter and biological residue interaction in grassland soils. It consists of two components: 1. Biochemical and physical characterisation of organic matter, including the use of NIRS for analysing complexity of biological organic matter. This work is linked to the SoilCIP (Objective 1) 2. Novel process studies to examine infiltration of viscous liquids. This research will test the hypothesis that infiltration rates of livestock slurries control key soil processes influencing nutrient release, gaseous emissions and diffuse pollution to water. This project is influenced by and provides information for another North Wyke project (project number 5740) in the 'Grassland, environment and soil systems' Strategic Programme Grant area.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics
Soil Science
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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