Effects of Corn Straw and Biochar Returning to Fields Every Other Year on the Structure of Soil Humic Acid

Xin Liu, Sen Dou () and Shuang Zheng
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Xin Liu: College of Resource and Environmental Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
Sen Dou: College of Resource and Environmental Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
Shuang Zheng: College of Resource and Environmental Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-17

Abstract: Returning straw and biochar to the fields can change the structure of humic acid in soil and affect the content of soil organic matter. However, returning straw and biochar to the fields in successive years also increases the insect pests of crops and causes nitrogen competition, thus increasing the soil burden. Therefore, to provide a theoretical basis for the study of the time effect of returning fields, three treatments were set in this paper to study the effects of straw and biochar returning every other year on the soil organic matter and humic acid (HA) structure. Elements, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric spectroscopy (TG), three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy, and solid state 13 C-NMR spectroscopy were used to comprehensively investigate the structural characteristics of humic acid in soil. The results showed that after straw and biomass charcoal are returned to the field every other year, compared with 2018, after planting in 2020, the average content of soil organic carbon will increase by 29.49% and 36.14%, respectively. HA showed a phenomenon of increased aliphatic property and decreased aromaticity; aromatic carbon of HA decreased, while alkyl carbon and alkoxy carbon increased; the molecular structure of HA developed toward simplification. In the short term, the effect of biomass charcoal returning was more significant. This study can be used as a reference for the research on the time effect of returning straw and biomass carbon to the fields, and can also provide a basis for the research on the composition of humus after returning organic materials to the fields.

Keywords: corn straw; biomass carbon; organic matter; humic acid; elements; infrared spectrum; thermal analysis; fluorescence; nuclear magnetic resonance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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