Microbial Respiration
Benchmark Value
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Evidence & Context
No direct measurement of basal microbial respiration in mg CO2-C/kg/day for best-practice Australian tropical cropping systems was found in the reviewed literature.
Basal microbial respiration is the rate of carbon dioxide (CO2) released by heterotrophic soil microorganisms under standardized laboratory conditions of temperature and moisture, excluding respiration from plant roots and soil fauna.
Basal microbial respiration measures soil biological function under controlled lab conditions. This benchmark reflects expert synthesis and proxy data due to lack of direct numeric values for best-practice tropical cropping systems in Australia.
Due to lack of direct data, a weight-of-evidence approach using proxy indicators like Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC) and related studies was used to infer benchmarks.
Sources (4)
Regenerative Agriculture�A Literature Review on the Practices and Mechanisms Used to Improve Soil Health - IDEAS/RePEc
View SourceResponses of soil nutrients and microbial activity to the mill-mud application in a compaction-affected sugarcane field - CSIRO Publishing
View SourceSoil quality and microbial communities in subtropical slope lands under different agricultural management practices - PubMed Central
View SourceSugarcane cultivation altered soil nitrogen cycling microbial processes and decreased nitrogen bioavailability in tropical Australia | Request PDF - ResearchGate
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