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The medium-term effect of natural compost on the spectroscopic properties of humic acids of Czech soils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2018

V. Enev ,
L. Doskočil ,
L. Kubíková  and
M. Klučáková Open the ORCID record for M. Klučáková [Opens in a new window]
V. Enev
Affiliation:
Materials Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 118, Brno, 612 00, Czech Republic
L. Doskočil
Affiliation:
Materials Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 118, Brno, 612 00, Czech Republic
L. Kubíková
Affiliation:
Materials Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 118, Brno, 612 00, Czech Republic
M. Klučáková*
Affiliation:
Materials Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 118, Brno, 612 00, Czech Republic
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Author for correspondence: M. Klučáková, E-mail: klucakova@fch.vutbr.cz
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Abstract

In the current work, humic acids (HAs) isolated from natural compost and unamended and amended soils in a medium-time field experiment were characterized to evaluate the effects of the amendment at rates of 124, 239 and 478 t/ha on their chemical, compositional and structural features. The impact of the application of compost on their properties was observed over 3 years. Humic acids were characterized using spectral methods and elemental analysis. Humic acid isolated from compost was predominantly aliphatic, with a larger content of nitrogen and low degree of aromaticity and humification. The typical maximum (280/345 nm) of HA obtained from compost lies within the T (tryptophan-like) region, which can be ascribed to proteinaceous organic materials. On the other hand, the HAs obtained from amended soil were mainly aromatic in character, with a larger distribution of oxygen-containing functional groups, molecular weight and greater aromaticity. Fluorophores of HAs obtained from amended soil lie within the C (humic-like) region with typical maxima centred in the range 430–450/500–540 nm, occurring usually in HAs isolated from soil, peat and lignite. According to ultra-violet/visible and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, the larger oxygen contents of these HAs are associated with the substitution of aromatic rings by oxygen-containing functional groups such as carboxylic, hydroxyls and ethers. On the basis of FTIR spectra, it was shown that HAs obtained from amended soil 2 and 3 years after compost application were enriched by peptid, aromatic and polysaccharide compounds absorbing at 1540, 1515 and 1040/cm, respectively.

Keywords

Humic acidsluvic chernozemmedium-term timenatural compost amendmentprotein-like substances
Type
Crops and Soils Research Paper
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 156 , Issue 7 , September 2018 , pp. 877 - 887
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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