Land‐use effects on the composition of organic matter in particle‐size separates of soil: I. Lignin and carbohydrate signature

European Journal of Soil Science - Tập 45 Số 4 - Trang 449-458 - 1994
Georg Guggenberger1, Bent T. Christensen2, W. Zech1
1Institute of Soil Science and Soil Geography, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
2Department of Plant Nutrition and Physiology, Research Centre Foulum, P.O. Box 23, 8830 Tjele, Denmark

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SummarySoil from Eutrochrept A horizons under long‐term spruce forest (Sf), mixed deciduous forest (Df), permanent grassland (Gp) and arable rotation (Ar) was fractionated according to particle size and analysed for contents of C, N, lignin‐derived phenols and carbohydrates.Whole soil from Sf, Df, Gp and Ar contained 84, 59, 73 and 25 g C kg−1 soil, respectively. For all sites, the C content declined and C/N ratio increased in the order: clay (<2 μm), silt (2–20 μm), sand (20–2000 μm). Clay and silt were significantly lower in C in Ar than in Sf, Df and Gp, C associated with sand being substantially lower under arable rotation.The yield of lignin‐derived phenols decreased and carboxyl functionality and methoxyl demethylation of lignin derivatives increased with decreasing particle size, indicating a progressive lignin alteration. Whole soil from Sf and Gp was substantially higher in vanillyl (V), syringyl (S) and cinnamyl (C) units (VSC) than soil from Df and Ar. Compared to whole soil, clay was depleted and sand enriched in VSC. Only sand appeared to be affected significantly by land use. Sand from Ar and Df was more enriched in VSC than sand from Gp and Sf.Whole soil carbohydrates decreased in the order: Gp>Ar>Df>Sf. Sand‐ and clay‐sized separates were enriched in carbohydrates compared to silt. Carbohydrates in sand were mainly of plant origin whereas microbially‐derived sugars accounted for a larger proportion in the clay. Compared to Sf, Df and Gp, clay from Ar was enriched and sand depleted in microbial sugars.Lignin and carbohydrate distribution patterns indicate that organic matter was in a more advanced stage of decomposition in the sand separates from forest than from agricultural A horizons. The forest soils also show a higher degree of oxidative changes in lignin associated with clay. In contrast, differences between silt from the four A horizons were small.

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European Journal of Soil Science

Tập 45 Số 4

449-458

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