Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Optical Properties of the Extractable Organic Matter Fractions in Typical Chernozems of Long-Term Field Experiments

  • SOIL CHEMISTRY
  • Published:
Eurasian Soil Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The extractable fractions of organic matter (OM) differing in their mobility—water-extractable organic matter, labile humic substances, and humic substances—have been isolated from different-sized aggregates of a typical chernozem (Haplic Chernozem (Loamic, Pachic)). The first two fractions characterize the active OM pool, and the latter fraction characterizes the slow OM pool. Overall, the extractable OM fractions make it possible to assess the content and qualitative composition of the active and slow OM pools and, in an indirect manner, of the passive OM pool. The content of dissolved organic carbon in the extracts is used to quantify the yield of fractions, and the spectral characteristics of light absorption in the ultraviolet and visible ranges attest to their qualitative composition. The main attention is focused on the OM recovery in the chernozems after an extreme regime (permanent tilled fallow) and on the differences in the OM of soil aggregates in dependence on their size. A large part of plant residues entering the soil during the recovery of the chernozem after the extreme conditions of tilled fallow is fixed in the passive OM pool. The qualitative composition of active pools is restored much faster than their quantity typical of the undisturbed cenoses. The optical descriptors E2/E3 of labile humic substances and E4/E6 of humic substances significantly depends on the size of aggregates.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 3.
Fig. 4.
Fig. 5.
Fig. 6.
Fig. 7.

Similar content being viewed by others

REFERENCES

  1. L. Bertalanffy von, General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications (Braziller, New York, 1968; Nauka, Moscow, 1969), pp. 30–54.

  2. A. G. Zavarzina, M. S. Ermolin, V. V. Demin, and P. S. Fedotov, “Interaction of the mixture of phenolic acids with modified kaolinite under batch and dynamic conditions,” Eurasian Soil Sci. 51, 938–946 (2018).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. K. Siegbahn, C. Nordling, A. Fahlman, et al., ESCA: Atomic, Molecular and Solid State Structure Studied by means of Electron Spectroscopy (Almquist and Wiksells, Uppsala, 1967; Mir, Moscow, 1971).

  4. Classification and Diagnostics of Soils of the Soviet Union (Kolos, Moscow, 1977) [in Russian].

  5. B. M. Kogut and L. Yu. Bulkina, “Comparison of reproducibility of determination methods of labile forms of humus in chernozems,” Pochvovedenie, No. 7, 38–45 (1987).

    Google Scholar 

  6. B. M. Kogut, E. Shul’ts, N. A. Titova, and V. A. Kholodov, “Organic matter of granulodensimetric fractions of virgin and arable ordinary chernozem,” Agrokhimiya, No. 8, 3–9 (2010).

    Google Scholar 

  7. M. M. Kononova, Soil Organic Matter (Akad. Nauk SSSR, Moscow, 1963) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  8. D. S. Orlov, Humic Acids of Soils and General Theory of Humification (Moscow State University, Moscow, 1990) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  9. A. Rapoport, “Various approaches to the general theory of systems,” in Systems Studies: Yearbook (Nauka, Moscow, 1969), pp. 55–79.

    Google Scholar 

  10. I. V. Tyurin, Soil Organic Matter and Its Role in Soil Fertility (Nauka, Moscow, 1965) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  11. I. V. Tyurin and O. A. Naidenova, “The composition and properties of humic acids soluble in diluted alkalis before and after decalcification,” Tr. Pochv. Inst. 38, 59–64 (1951).

    Google Scholar 

  12. D. V. Khan, Organic Mineral Compounds and Soil Structure (Nauka, Moscow, 1969) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  13. V. A. Kholodov, V. A. Ivanov, Yu. R. Farkhodov, N. A. Safronova, Z. S. Artem’eva, and N. V. Yaroslavtseva, “Optical characteristics of organic matter fractions in aggregates from ordinary chernozems,” Byull. Pochv. Inst. im. V.V. Dokuchaeva 90, 56–72 (2017).

    Google Scholar 

  14. V. A. Kholodov, N. V. Yaroslavtseva, Yu. R. Farkhodov, V. P. Belobrov, S. A. Yudin, A. Ya. Aydiev, V. I. Lazarev, and A. S. Frid, “Changes in the ratio of aggregate fractions in humus horizons of chernozems in response to the type of their use,” Eurasian Soil Sci. 52, 162–170 (2019).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. V. A. Kholodov, N. V. Yaroslavtseva, A. I. Konstantinov, and I. V. Perminova, “Preparative yield and properties of humic acids obtained by sequential alkaline extractions,” Eurasian Soil Sci. 48, 1101–1109 (2015).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. V. A. Kholodov, N. V. Yaroslavtseva, V. I. Lazarev, and A. S. Frid, “Interpretation of data on the aggregate composition of typical chernozems under different land use by cluster and principal component analyses,” Eurasian Soil Sci. 49, 1026–1032 (2016).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. E. V. Shein and E. Yu. Milanovskii, “The role of organic matter in the formation and stability of soil aggregates,” Eurasian Soil Sci. 36, 51–58 (2003).

    Google Scholar 

  18. E. T. Elliott, “Aggregate structure and carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in native and cultivated soils,” Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 50, 627–633 (1986).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. A. Embacher, A. Zsolnay, A. Gattinger, and J. C. Munch, “The dynamics of water extractable organic matter (WEOM) in common arable topsoils: II. Influence of mineral and combined mineral and manure fertilization in a haplic chernozem,” Geoderma 148 (1), 63–69 (2008).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. E. G. Gregorich, A. W. Gillespie, M. H. Beare, D. Curtin, H. Sanei, and S. F. Yanni, “Evaluating biodegradability of soil organic matter by its thermal stability and chemical composition,” Soil Biol. Biochem. 91 (12), 182–191 (2015).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. J. D. Jastrow, “Soil aggregate formation and the accrual of particuney, mineral associated organic matter,” Soil Biol. Biochem. 28, 657–676 (1996).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. J. Six, H. Bossuyt, S. Degryze, and K. Denef, “A history of research on the link between (micro)aggregates, soil biota, and soil organic matter dynamics,” Soil Tillage Res. 79 (1), 7–31 (2004).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. J. Six, R. T. Conant, E. Paul, and K. Paustian, “Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter: implications for C-saturation of soils,” Plant Soil 241, 155–176 (2002).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. J. Six, E. T. Elliott, K. Paustian, and J. W. Doran, “Aggregation and soil organic matter accumulation in cultivated and native grassland soils,” Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 62, 1367–1377 (1998).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. J. Six, K. Paustian, E. T. Elliott, and C. Combrink, “Soil structure and organic matter: I. Distribution of aggregate-size classes and aggregate-associated carbon,” Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 64, 681–689 (2000).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. R. S. Swift, “Organic matter characterization,” in Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 3: Chemical Methods, Ed. by D. L. Sparks, et al. (Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI, 1996), Chap. 35, pp. 3, 1018–1020.

  27. R. Del Vecchio and N. V. Blough, “On the origin of the optical properties of humic substances,” Environ. Sci. Technol. 38 (14), 3885–3891 (2004).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. A. Vergnoux, R. Di Rocco, M. Domeizel, M. Guiliano, P. Doumenq, and F. Theraulaz, “Effects of forest fires on water extractable organic matter and humic substances from Mediterranean soils: UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopy approaches,” Geoderma 160 (3–4), 434–443 (2011).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. IUSS Working Group WRB, World Reference Base for Soil Resources 2014, International Soil Classification System for Naming and Creating Legends for Soil Maps, Update 2015, Word Soil Resources Reports No. 106 (UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 2015).

  30. X. Qu, L. Xie, Y. Lin, Y. Bai, Y. Zhu, F. Xie, J. P. Giesy, and F. Wu, “Quantitative and qualitative characteristics of dissolved organic matter from eight dominant aquatic macrophytes in Lake Dianchi, China,” Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 20 (10), 7413–7423 (2013).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. M. Yan, D. Dryer, and G. V. Korshin, “Spectroscopic characterization of changes of DOM deprotonation–protonation properties in water treatment processes,” Chemosphere 148 (4), 426–435 (2016).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. A. Zsolnay, E. Baigar, M. Jimenez, B. Steinweg, and F. Saccomandi, “Differentiating with fluorescence spectroscopy the sources of dissolved organic matter in soils subjected to drying,” Chemosphere 38 (1), 45–50 (1999).

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank Prof. I.V. Perminova (Chair of Medical Chemistry and Fine Chemical Synthesis, Chemical Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University) for her helpful assistance. The work was performed with the help of equipment of the multiple use center “Functions and Properties of Soil and Soil Cover” at the Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences.

Funding

This study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 19-16-00053).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute, Pyzhevskii per. 7, 119017, Moscow, Russia

    V. A. Kholodov, N. V. Yaroslavtseva, Yu. R. Farkhodov, M. A. Yashin & A. L. Ivanov

  2. Kursk Federal Agrarian Science Center, 305526, Cheremushki 10, Kursk oblast, Russia

    V. I. Lazarev & B. S. Iliyn

  3. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    O. I. Philippova & A. B. Volikov

Authors
  1. V. A. Kholodov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. N. V. Yaroslavtseva
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Yu. R. Farkhodov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. M. A. Yashin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. V. I. Lazarev
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. B. S. Iliyn
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. O. I. Philippova
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. A. B. Volikov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  9. A. L. Ivanov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to V. A. Kholodov.

Ethics declarations

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Additional information

Translated by G. Chirikova

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Kholodov, V.A., Yaroslavtseva, N.V., Farkhodov, Y.R. et al. Optical Properties of the Extractable Organic Matter Fractions in Typical Chernozems of Long-Term Field Experiments. Eurasian Soil Sc. 53, 739–748 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229320060058

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229320060058

Keywords:

Search

Navigation