Physical access for residue-mineral interactions controls organic carbon retention in an Oxisol soil

Abstract Oxisol soils are widely distributed in the humid tropical and subtropical regions and are generally characterized with high contents of metal oxides. High metal oxides are believed to facilitate organic carbon (C) accumulation via mineral-organic C interactions but Oxisols often have low or...

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Autores principales: Chenglong Ye, Tongshuo Bai, Yi Yang, Hao Zhang, Hui Guo, Zhen Li, Huixin Li, Shuijin Hu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:44cb47da02f643d58c1582f2cf5ade4a2021-12-02T15:05:14ZPhysical access for residue-mineral interactions controls organic carbon retention in an Oxisol soil10.1038/s41598-017-06654-62045-2322https://doaj.org/article/44cb47da02f643d58c1582f2cf5ade4a2017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06654-6https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Oxisol soils are widely distributed in the humid tropical and subtropical regions and are generally characterized with high contents of metal oxides. High metal oxides are believed to facilitate organic carbon (C) accumulation via mineral-organic C interactions but Oxisols often have low organic C. Yet, the causes that constrain organic C accumulation in Oxisol soil are not exactly clear. Here we report results from a microcosm experiment that evaluated how the quantity and size of crop residue fragments affect soil C retention in a typical Oxisol soil in southeast China. We found that there were significantly higher levels of dissolved organic C (DOC), microbial biomass C (MBC) and C accumulation in the heavy soil fraction in soil amended with fine-sized (<0.2 mm) compared with coarse-sized (5.0 mm) fragments. Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis further showed that fine-sized residues promoted stabilization of aliphatic C-H and carboxylic C=O compounds associated with mineral phases. In addition, correlation analysis revealed that the increased content of organic C in the heavy soil fraction was positively correlated with increased DOC and MBC. Together, these results suggest that enhancement of contact between organic materials and soil minerals may promote C stabilization in Oxisols.Chenglong YeTongshuo BaiYi YangHao ZhangHui GuoZhen LiHuixin LiShuijin HuNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
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Chenglong Ye
Tongshuo Bai
Yi Yang
Hao Zhang
Hui Guo
Zhen Li
Huixin Li
Shuijin Hu
Physical access for residue-mineral interactions controls organic carbon retention in an Oxisol soil
description Abstract Oxisol soils are widely distributed in the humid tropical and subtropical regions and are generally characterized with high contents of metal oxides. High metal oxides are believed to facilitate organic carbon (C) accumulation via mineral-organic C interactions but Oxisols often have low organic C. Yet, the causes that constrain organic C accumulation in Oxisol soil are not exactly clear. Here we report results from a microcosm experiment that evaluated how the quantity and size of crop residue fragments affect soil C retention in a typical Oxisol soil in southeast China. We found that there were significantly higher levels of dissolved organic C (DOC), microbial biomass C (MBC) and C accumulation in the heavy soil fraction in soil amended with fine-sized (<0.2 mm) compared with coarse-sized (5.0 mm) fragments. Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis further showed that fine-sized residues promoted stabilization of aliphatic C-H and carboxylic C=O compounds associated with mineral phases. In addition, correlation analysis revealed that the increased content of organic C in the heavy soil fraction was positively correlated with increased DOC and MBC. Together, these results suggest that enhancement of contact between organic materials and soil minerals may promote C stabilization in Oxisols.
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author Chenglong Ye
Tongshuo Bai
Yi Yang
Hao Zhang
Hui Guo
Zhen Li
Huixin Li
Shuijin Hu
author_facet Chenglong Ye
Tongshuo Bai
Yi Yang
Hao Zhang
Hui Guo
Zhen Li
Huixin Li
Shuijin Hu
author_sort Chenglong Ye
title Physical access for residue-mineral interactions controls organic carbon retention in an Oxisol soil
title_short Physical access for residue-mineral interactions controls organic carbon retention in an Oxisol soil
title_full Physical access for residue-mineral interactions controls organic carbon retention in an Oxisol soil
title_fullStr Physical access for residue-mineral interactions controls organic carbon retention in an Oxisol soil
title_full_unstemmed Physical access for residue-mineral interactions controls organic carbon retention in an Oxisol soil
title_sort physical access for residue-mineral interactions controls organic carbon retention in an oxisol soil
publisher Nature Portfolio
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url https://doaj.org/article/44cb47da02f643d58c1582f2cf5ade4a
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