Soil Organic Matter, Effect of Wheat Straw, Nitrogenous Fertilizers, and Carbon-to-Nitrogen Ratio on Organic Decomposition in a Subhumid Soil

1960 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Purna Chandra ◽  
W. B. Bollen
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Organic Matter ◽  
Wheat Straw ◽  
Carbon To Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
Matter Effect ◽  
Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
Organic Decomposition

Soil organic matter is stabilized by organo-mineral associations through two key processes: The role of the carbon to nitrogen ratio

Geoderma ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 357 ◽  
pp. 113974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Kopittke ◽  
Ram C. Dalal ◽  
Carmen Hoeschen ◽  
Cui Li ◽  
Neal W. Menzies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Organic Matter ◽  
Carbon To Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
Mineral Associations ◽  
Nitrogen Ratio

scholarly journals Evaluation of Properties and Elements in the Surface of Acidic Soil in the Central Region of Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patarapong Kroeksakul ◽  
Arin Ngamniyom ◽  
Kun Silprasit ◽  
Sakawjai Tepamongkol ◽  
Punnada Teerapanaprinya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Organic Matter ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Ph ◽  
Soil Acidity ◽  
Acidic Soil ◽  
Carbon To Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
Central Thailand

The study aimed to evaluate and correlate acidic soil components to understand the phenomena of this type of soil. The soil samples were collected from 64 locations in 3 provinces of central Thailand and were tested for soil pH, element content, soil organic matter (SOM), and soil organic carbon (SOC). The results show that soil acidity in central Thailand has an average pH of 4.71 ± 0.87. The soil acidity level ranges from very strongly acidic in Phatum Thani and Nakhon Nayok provinces to strongly acidic in Chachoengsao province. Soil bulk density is about 0.34 g/cm3, and the correlation of soil pH to lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), nitrogen (N), carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C/N ratio), and zinc (Zn) is as follows: principle component 1 (PC1) is carbon-to-nitrogen ratio > pH > zinc (C/N ratio > pH > Zn), and principle component 2 (PC2) is soil organic carbon > bulk density > soil organic matter (SOC > BD > SOM). Soil pH, SOM, and SOC are in similar groups. The soil abundance at the study site was compared with the ideal soil for plants, and heavy metal contamination in the acidic soil of the central region did not exceed the standard limit. The study found a correlation between SOM and SOM (r = 0.715; p < 0.01), indicating soil quality and microbial activity.

The use of β-cyclodextrins to enhance the aqueous solubility of trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene and their removal from soil organic matter: Effect of substituents

2003 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salma Shirin ◽  
Erwin Buncel ◽  
Gary W vanLoon
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Organic Matter ◽  
Binding Constant ◽  
Binding Constants ◽  
Aqueous Solubility ◽  
Solubility Enhancement ◽  
Degree Of Substitution ◽  
Water Remediation ◽  
Effective Removal ◽  
Matter Effect

This paper describes a systematic study for the evaluation of different substituted β-cyclodextrins (β-CDs), as agents for the enhancement of the aqueous solubility of two major organic pollutants, trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE). The aqueous solubility enhancement occurs through the formation of host–guest inclusion complexes between the CD molecule (host) and the polychloroethylene (guest) and is driven primarily by hydrophobic forces. The CDs evaluated are: methyl-β-CD (Mβ-CD), hydroxypropyl-β-CD (HPβ-CD), carboxymethyl-β-CD (CMβ-CD1, CMβ-CD2), and sulfated-β-CD (Sβ-CD1, Sβ-CD2); the degree of substitution was also varied. Using a 5% (w/v) aqueous CD solution, solubility enhancement factors (St/So) up to 5.5 and 14 were determined for TCE and PCE, respectively. Binding constants (K11) for TCE with the substituted CDs were evaluated using an 1H NMR technique; these were found to range from 3 to 120 M–1. It was shown that solubility enhancement, as well as the binding constant, is dependent on the type and degree of substitution of the β-CD molecule; the determining factors are discussed. The CDs are also capable of effective removal of PCE and TCE retained by soil organic matter. Thus, a suitably substituted β-CD may be a valuable additive in pump-and-treat protocols for site remediation of polychlorinated organics. Key words: Cyclodextrin, trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, solubility enhancement, binding constant, soil and water remediation.

The Carbon-Nitrogen Ratio of Soil Organic Matter

1930 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. McLean
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Organic Matter ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Arable Soils ◽  
Grassland Soils ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Carbon Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
Soil Climate ◽  
Range Of Variation

1. The average carbon-nitrogen ratio for fifty British soils from widely distributed areas approximates to the figure 10: 1 given by other investigators. The range of variation is from 6·5 to 13·5: 1. Sixteen foreign samples gave C/N ratios varying from 2·0 to 23·0: 1.2. Soils from limited areas, whether high or low in organic carbon, give approximately constant ratios, but these ratios vary from place to place according to soil, climate, etc. It is suggested that the C/N ratios may be specific.3. The C/N ratios of arable soils do not differ appreciably from those of grassland soils. The percentages of carbon and nitrogen are somewhat higher in the grassland samples than in the arable samples.

scholarly journals The succession pattern of bacterial diversity in compost using pig manure mixed with wood chips analyzed by 16S rRNA gene analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengfeng Li ◽  
Yan Yang ◽  
Yuzhen Xia ◽  
Tao Wu ◽  
Jie Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Urease Activity ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Ammonium Nitrogen ◽  
Wood Chips ◽  
Pig Manure ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Carbon To Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
Nitrogen Ratio

AbstractThe pig manure mixed with wood chips and formed compost by means of fermentation. We found that the protease activity, organic matter content and ammonium nitrogen concentration were higher in the early stage of composting. Meanwhile, the urease activity was highest in the high temperature period. The carbon to nitrogen ratio of the compost decreased continuously with fermentation. The dynamic change in the composition of bacterial overtime in the compost of a 180 kg piles were explored using microbial diversity analysis. The results showed that the microbial species increased with the compost fermentation. At the early stage of composting, the phyla of Firmicutes and Actinomycetes were dominant. The microbes in the high temperature period were mainly composed of Firmicutes and Proteobacteria while the proportion of Bacteroides was increased during the cooling period. In the compost of maturity stage, the proportion of Chloroflexi increased, becoming dominant species with other microorganisms including Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroides, Chloroflexi but not Actinomycetes. Bacteria involved in lignocellulose degradation, such as those of the Thermobifida, Cellvibrio, Mycobacterium, Streptomyces and Rhodococcus, were concentrated in the maturity stages of composting. Through correlation analysis, the environmental factors including organic matter, ammonium nitrogen and temperature were consistent with the succession of microbial including Rhodocyclaceae, Anaerolineaceae, Thiopseudomonas, Sinibacillus and Tepidimicrobium. The change of urease activity and carbon to nitrogen ratio corresponded to microbial communities, mainly containing Anaerolineaceae, Rhodocyclaceae, Luteimoas, Bacillaceae, Corynebacterium, Bacillus, Anaerococcus, Lactobacillus, Ignatzschineria, and Bacillaceae.

Soil Organic Matter Effect on Activity of Acetanilides, CDAA, and Atrazine

Weed Science ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. V. Parochetti
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Organic Matter ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Herbicidal Activity ◽  
Setaria Viridis ◽  
Setaria Faberi ◽  
Giant Foxtail ◽  
Green Foxtail ◽  
Matter Effect

Field and greenhouse studies were conducted to determine the influence of soil organic matter on herbicidal activity using four Pocomoke soils with organic matter contents of 4.8, 7.0, 11.9, and 17.0%. In field experiments, control of giant green foxtail [Setaria viridisvar.major(Gaud.) Posp.] was greater than 75% from all treatments of 2-chloro-2′,6′-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl) acetanilide (alachlor), 2-chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide (propachlor), andN,N-diallyl-2-chloroacetamide (CDAA) with no statistical differences between chemicals, rates, or organic matter levels. Control was statistically lower from all 2-chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-(isopropylamino)-s-triazine (atrazine) treatments except 2.6 kg/ha at 7% organic matter and 4.4 kg/ha at 7 and 17% organic matter. Under greenhouse conditions, giant foxtail (Setaria faberiHermm.) was used to establish GR50values on soils or soil mixtures containing 0.8, 1.9, 3.9, 6.4, 11.0, and 18.7% organic matter for the herbicides used in the field study and for 2-chloro-N-(1-methyl-2-propynyl)acetanilide (prynachlor). Generally as organic matter levels increased, the GR50values for herbicides increased; the rate of GR50increase varied with herbicides. A ranking of herbicides from most toxic to least toxic is: propachlor>alachlor>prynachlor>CDAA. Atrazine GR50values varied from a low similar to propachlor at 0.8% organic matter to 20 times greater than propachlor at 17% organic matter.

Terrigenous Organic Matter in Sediments of the St. Lawrence Estuary and the Saguenay Fjord

1979 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 1250-1255 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Pocklington ◽  
J. D. Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Lower Estuary ◽  
Lawrence Estuary ◽  
Carbon To Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
Terrigenous Organic Matter ◽  
Saguenay Fjord ◽  
Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
St Lawrence Estuary

The proportion of land-derived organic matter in sediments of the upper St. Lawrence Estuary is unexpectedly low. In the Saguenay Fjord and the lower estuary, high organic carbon to nitrogen ratios and the presence of lignin indicate a substantial contribution of organic matter from terrestrial sources. The proportion of terrigenous organic matter decreases rapidly thereafter, approaching levels typical of marine sediments in the open Gulf. Key words: Organic matter, sediments, carbon to nitrogen ratio, lignin, St. Lawrence Estuary, Saguenay Fjord

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