The carbon burst test is run in sealed jars on dried soil for up to 24 days. Doesn't this mean that the activity seen is by anaerobes?
Solvita ® 1-day CO2-C: This result is one of the most important numbers in this soil test procedure. This number in ppm is the amount of CO2-C released in 24 hours from soil microbes after your soil has been dried and rewetted (as occurs naturally in the field). This is a measure of the microbial activity in the soil and is highly related to soil fertility. In most cases, the higher the number, the more fertile the soil.
The predatory action of protozoa on bacteria helps release nitrogen... and Protozoan,organism, usually single-celled and heterotrophic (using organic carbon as a source of energy not oxygen). so Solvita ® Soil Test is anaerobic activity.
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Does the carbon burst test measure predominately anaerobic activity?
Anaerobic activity is essentially ensured by a balanced presence of 3 kind of micro-organismes. The C/N ratio is among the important parameter of anaerobic activity : should be between 20 and 30
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