( Banoub and Delmas, 2003 ). The formation of a thatch-mat layer at home lawn and recreational turfgrass sites, especially golf greens, is accelerated when organic matter production exceeds the degradation rate ( Beard, 1973 ). Thatch, a layer of highly
acids, and chlorophyll ( Brady and Weil, 2002 ). It is mainly provided to turfgrass in the form of fertilizer, although N from mineralization of soil organic matter (SOM) and precipitation can also enrich the soil N pool. Nitrogen applied to turfgrass is
addition to several important dietary components, such as fiber, carbohydrates, minerals, and organic acids ( Mikulic-Petkovsek et al., 2016 ), the fruit from the genus Prunus is a source of various phenolic compounds, including anthocyanins and
of C was reached with a single application. All other wastes were applied both years. Table 1. Application rate of amendments and of total N, P, K, C, and organic matter (OM). Values are based on dry weight. Gelatin waste was not applied in 2014
practices on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties including organic matter content, bulk density and tilth, microbial biomass, and nutrient levels. The number one production practice used by organic farms is the use of green or animal manures
, particularly processing tomatoes ( Abdul-Baki and Teasdale, 2007 ; Mitchell et al., 2009 , 2012 ). Conservation tillage increases carbon and organic matter in surface soils (to 15-cm depth) as well as active microbial biomass and aggregate stability, and
.7% organic matter content at planting. A pooled soil sample taken before planting indicated that soil pH (4.9), organic matter (3.7%), and all nutrients except for Ca (lower than recommended; 536 mg·kg −1 ) were at appropriate levels for blueberry ( Hart et
applications in strawberry ( Fragaria ×ananassa ) promoted carotenoid synthesis and an increase in dry matter accumulation ( Abdel-Mawgoud et al., 2010 ; Rahman et al., 2018 ). Organic amendments are applied in agricultural systems to improve soil conditions
quality from converting row crop land to pecan orchards in the southeastern United States. Soil quality is characteristically low in the loamy-sand, low pH soils found in this region. These soils contain very little organic matter and as a result, the
.125 ppm) Cu to ensure bioavailability in the presence of organic substances. Soilless media often contains high levels of organic matter (OM) from coco coir, peat, pine bark, and/or sawdust. Organic matter has a uniquely high adsorption capacity for Cu