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Microbial diversity of a Mediterranean soil and its changes after biotransformed dry olive residue amendment.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Siles José A, Rachid Caio T C C, Sampedro Inmaculada, García-Romera Inmaculada, Tiedje James M
Abstract excerpt
The Mediterranean basin has been identified as a biodiversity hotspot, about whose soil microbial diversity little is known. Intensive land use and aggressive management practices are degrading the soil, with a consequent loss of fertility. The use of organic amendments such as dry olive residue (DOR), a waste produced by a two-phase olive-oil extraction system, has been proposed as an effective way to improve...
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