The quality of exogenous organic matter: short-term effects on soil physical properties and soil organic matter fractions Ghent University
We examined the short-term effect of five organic amendments and compared them to plots fertilized with inorganic fertilizer and unfertilized plots on aggregate stability and hydraulic conductivity, and on the OC and ON distribution in physically separated SOM fractions. After less than 1 year, the addition of organic amendments significantly increased (P < 0.01) the aggregate stability and hydraulic conductivity. The stability index ranged ...