Depth-Dependent Microbial Carbon Use Efficiency in Long-Term Fertilized Paddy Soil
by Mostafa Zhran / Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority
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Description
A study by Mostafa Zhran of the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority investigates microbial carbon use efficiency in paddy soil under long-term fertilization. The dataset likely contains measurements of microbial carbon uptake, CUE, growth rates, and MBC turnover times across three soil depths (0-10, 10-20, 20-30 cm) for control, NPK, and NPK+OM treatments. CUE values ranged from 0.07 to 0.23, and microbial biomass carbon turnover times varied from 10 to 80 days.
Use Cases
Modeling soil organic carbon accumulation based on microbial carbon use efficiency and turnover rates.
Comparing the effects of mineral versus combined organic-mineral fertilization on subsurface microbial activity.
Analyzing depth-dependent shifts in microbial metabolic strategies under different nutrient regimes.
Strengths
CUE values are provided with a specific range (0.07 to 0.23).
Microbial biomass carbon turnover times are quantified for each treatment (e.g., 10-70 days for NPK).
Data is stratified by three soil depths and three fertilization treatments, allowing for comparative analysis.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.