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Effect of Growing Miscanthus x giganteus on Soil Microbial Communities in Post-Military Soil

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Faculty of Environment, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Králova Výšina 3132/7, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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Crop Research Institute, Drnovská 507/73, 161 06 Praha 6 Ruzyně, Czech Republic
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Sustainability 2018, 10(11), 4021; https://doi.org/10.3390/su10114021
Received: 23 September 2018 / Revised: 29 October 2018 / Accepted: 30 October 2018 / Published: 2 November 2018
Growing a second generation energetic plant Miscanthus x giganteus (Mxg) in former military sites appears to be a promising way to use such areas with synergic phytoremediation of contaminants (organic pollutants, potential toxic metals). Effect of Mxg growth on soil microbial communities during a two-year pot experiment with real post-military soil (Sliač, Slovakia) and the effect of potential toxic metal concentration was studied by analyses of microbial activities and phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA). Year-on-year positive changes in microbial community structure and state were detected (higher ratios of G+/G− bacteria and fungal/bacterial PLFA, and a decrease of stress indicators trans/cis and cy/pre PLFA). Portion of gram-positive bacteria correlated negatively with potential toxic metal concentrations; however, the concentration of potential toxic metals was not identified as the main stress factor—the access to bioavailable nutrients was more important. Overall, Mxg growth generally exhibited a positive effect on soil microorganisms. View Full-Text
Keywords: soil microbial communities; phytoremediation; Miscanthus x giganteus; post-military site; phospholipid fatty acids; extracellular enzyme activities soil microbial communities; phytoremediation; Miscanthus x giganteus; post-military site; phospholipid fatty acids; extracellular enzyme activities
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Nebeská, D.; Trögl, J.; Pidlisnyuk, V.; Popelka, J.; Veronesi Dáňová, P.; Usťak, S.; Honzík, R. Effect of Growing Miscanthus x giganteus on Soil Microbial Communities in Post-Military Soil. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4021. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10114021

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Nebeská D, Trögl J, Pidlisnyuk V, Popelka J, Veronesi Dáňová P, Usťak S, Honzík R. Effect of Growing Miscanthus x giganteus on Soil Microbial Communities in Post-Military Soil. Sustainability. 2018; 10(11):4021. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10114021

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Nebeská, Diana, Josef Trögl, Valentina Pidlisnyuk, Jan Popelka, Petra Veronesi Dáňová, Sergej Usťak, and Roman Honzík. 2018. "Effect of Growing Miscanthus x giganteus on Soil Microbial Communities in Post-Military Soil" Sustainability 10, no. 11: 4021. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10114021

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