Impact of land-use change to biomass crops and biofertilizer application on biomass productivity, soil organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and soil health

This dataset is compiled to investigate the effects of land-use change on biomass crops and the application of biofertilizers, focusing on biomass productivity, soil organic carbon (SOC), nitrogen, phosphorus, and overall soil health. The data in this collection aims to quantify SOC sequestration rates using 2016 baseline data, assess soil total nitrogen and phosphorus in different land-use systems, measure SOC and nitrogen in various soil aggregate-size fractions, evaluate greenhouse gas emissions influenced by applied fertilizer treatments, determine carbon dioxide (CO2) released from different fractions through incubation studies, and analyze SOC stability and sustainability across three land-use systems. Additionally, the dataset aims to quantitatively assess biomass yields influenced by different biofertilizers provided by industry partners, ranking them based on their yield response and cost-effectiveness. The dataset also contributes to the development of soil health indicators for biomass crops by quantitatively assessing fungal communities (micro-faunal), earthworm densities (macro-faunal), SOC, Haney soil health, and Solvita test.