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The application of organic residues to the soil can increase soluble organic carbon (SOC) and affect the pH and electrolytic conductivity (EC) of the soil. However, the magnitude of these changes depends on the type of residue and the applied dose. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of increasing C rates contained in organic residue on the pH, EC, water-extractable total carbon (WETC), water-extractable organic carbon (WEOC), and water-extractable inorganic carbon (WEIC) in soil treated with manure (chicken, swine, and quail), sawdust, coffee husk, and sewage sludge. The levels of total C (TC- KH2PO4), organic carbon (OC- KH2PO4), and inorganic C (IC- KH2PO4) extractable by a 0.1 mol L-1 KH2PO4 solution were also quantified in soil under the effect of increasing rates of chicken and quail manures. The following rates of organic residue C were applied to a dystrophic Red Latosol (Oxisol) sample: 0, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, and 20,000 mg kg-1. The addition of organic residues to the soil increased pH, except in the case of sewage sludge, which acidified the soil. The acidity correction potential of chicken and quail manure was highest, dependent on the manure rate applied; regardless of the dose used, sawdust barely alters the soil pH. At all tested rates, the EC of the soil treated with swine manure, coffee husk, and sawdust remained below 2.0 dS m-1, which is a critical level for salinity-sensitive crops. However, the application of chicken or quail manure and sewage sludge at certain rates increased the EC to values above this threshold level. Highest levels of WETC, WEOC, and WEIC were obtained when chicken and quail manure and coffee husk were applied to the Oxisol. The quantities of SOC extracted by KH2PO4 were higher than the quantities extracted by water, demonstrating the ability of soil to adsorb C into its colloids.

Determination of organic acids in soils and organic materials is important due to the important role they play in improving the soil's physical, chemical and microbiological conditions. This study identified and quantified low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOA) in soils (dystroferric Red Latosol, dystrophic Red-Yellow Latosol and Quartzarenic Neosol) and organic materials (cow, pig, chicken, quail and horse manures, sawdust, coconut fiber, pine bark, coffee husks, biochar, organic substrate, sewage sludges 1 and 2, garbage compost, pig slurry compost). The following acids were identified: acetic, citric, D-malic, formic, fumaric, maleic, malonic, oxalic, quinic, shikimic, succinic and tartaric.

Determination of organic acids in soils and organic materials is important due to the important role they play in improving the soil's physical, chemical and microbiological conditions. This study identified and quantified low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOA) in soils (dystroferric Red Latosol, dystrophic Red-Yellow Latosol and Quartzarenic Neosol) and organic materials (cow, pig, chicken, quail and horse manures, sawdust, coconut fiber, pine bark, coffee husks, biochar, organic substrate, sewage sludges 1 and 2, garbage compost, pig slurry compost). The following acids were identified: acetic, citric, D-malic, formic, fumaric, maleic, malonic, oxalic, quinic, shikimic, succinic and tartaric.

ABSTRACT Soil solution samplers may have the same working principle, but they differ in relation to chemical and physical characteristics, cost and handling, and these aspects exert influence on the chemical composition of the soil solution obtained. This study was carried out to evaluate, over time, the chemical composition of solutions extracted by Suolo Acqua, with the hydrophilic membrane (HM) as a standard, using soils with contrasting characteristics, and to determine the relationship between electrical conductivity (EC) and concentration of ions and pH of soil solution samples. This study was carried out under laboratory conditions, using three soils samples with different clay and organic matter (OM) contents. Soil solution contents of F−, Cl−, NO−3, Br−, SO42−, Na+, NH4+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, were analyzed, as well as inorganic, organic, and total C contents, pH, and EC, in four successive sampling times. Soil solution chemical composition extracted by the Suolo Acqua sampler is similar to that collected by the HM, but the Suolo Acqua extracted more Na+ and soluble organic C than the HM solution. Solution EC, cation and anion concentrations, and soluble C levels are higher in the soil with greater clay and OM contents (Latossolo and Cambissolo in this case). Soil solution composition varied over time, with considerable changes in pH, EC, and nutrient concentrations, especially associated with soil OM. Thus, single and isolated sampling of the soil solution must be avoided, otherwise composition of the soil solution may not be correctly evaluated. Soil solution EC was regulated by pH, as well as the sum of cation and anion concentrations, and the C contents determined in the soil liquid phase.

Os efeitos das substâncias húmicas nas propriedades dos solos são conhecidos, porém poucos são os estudos que avaliam os efeitos desses materiais nas plantas; assim, dependendo da concentração e da natureza química das moléculas húmicas aplicadas, pode haver maior expansão radicular, incremento na absorção de nutrientes e maior crescimento das culturas. Com o objetivo de avaliar os efeitos de concentrações de C-ácido húmico na nutrição e no crescimento de mudas de eucalipto, foi realizado um experimento em solução nutritiva, em casa de vegetação. Os tratamentos constituíram-se de duas fontes de ácidos húmicos (material húmico - MH e ácido húmico p.a. - AH p.a.), sendo cada fonte adicionada na solução nutritiva nas seguintes concentrações de C-ácido húmico: 0, 10, 30 e 150 mg L-1. Outros tratamentos foram também testados, utilizando-se a fonte AH p.a. nas concentrações de 0, 10, 30 e 150 mg L-1 C-ácido húmico, acrescidas de 21 mg L-1 de ácido cítrico e 9 mg L-1 de ácido oxálico. Foram analisados a condutividade eletrolítica na solução nutritiva, diâmetro do caule e altura das plantas, matéria seca de caule, de folhas, da parte aérea, da raiz e total, relação matéria seca de raiz:parte aérea, acúmulo de nutrientes no caule e nas folhas. A altura e o diâmetro de caule diminuíram linearmente com a aplicação de concentrações de C-ácido húmico da fonte AH p.a. A utilização do MH, em baixas concentrações de C-ácido húmico (0,07-4,3 mg L-1), propiciou a máxima produção de matéria seca de raiz, caule, folha e total. O maior acúmulo de alguns nutrientes (principalmente N, P e B) resultou, em alguns tratamentos, em reduzidos incrementos (2,4 a 9,3 %) nas produções de matéria seca de raiz, folha, caule e total; assim, não é aconselhável, em solução nutritiva, a aplicação das fontes de ácidos húmicos utilizadas neste estudo para o cultivo de mudas de eucalipto.The effects of humic substances on soil properties are known. However, little is known about the effects of these materials on plants. Depending on the concentration and chemical nature of the humic molecules applied, the effect may be expressed by an expansion of the root system, increase of nutrient absorption and increased crop growth. To evaluate the effects of C-humic acid concentrations on nutrition and growth of eucalyptus seedlings, a greenhouse experiment was carried out in nutrient solution. The treatments consisted of two sources of humic acids (humic material - HM and humic acid p.a.-HA p.a). Each source was applied at four C-humic acid concentrations: 0, 10, 30, and 150 mg L-1. Other treatments were applied using the source HA p.a. at concentrations of 0, 10, 30, and 150 mg L-1 of C-humic acid combined with 21 mg L-1 citric acid and 9 mg L-1 oxalic acid. The following variables were analyzed: electric conductivity of the nutrient solution, stem diameter and plant height, dry matter of stem, leaves, shoot, root and total, dry matter root:shoot ratio, and nutrient accumulation in leaves and stem. Plant height and stem diameter decreased linearly with concentrations of C-humic acid of HA p.a. The use of HM at low concentrations of C-humic acid (0.07-4.3 mg L-1) resulted in maximum root, stem, leaf and total dry matter production. The greatest accumulation of some nutrients (especially N, P, and B) resulted, in some treatments, in small increases (2.4 to 9.3%) of root, leaf, stem and total dry matter production. The application of the humic acid sources in nutrient solution, as used in this study for the cultivation of eucalyptus seedlings, is therefore not recommended.