Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 26, Issue 16, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26164921
Keywords
structure of humic acids; humification mechanism; fungal effect on humification; bacterial effect on humification
Funding
- National Centre for Research and Development [BIOSTRATEG3/347464/5/NCBR/2017]
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The study found that the structural transformation of humic acids (HAs) can be beneficial under the influence of fungi and NPK fertilizers, but the effects differ for different soil types.
The main goal of this work was to study the structural transformation of humic acids (HAs) under the influence of selected strains of fungi (Aspergillus niger and Paecilomyces lilacinus) and bacteria (Bacillus sp., Paenibacillus polymyxa and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens) with/without the presence of NPK fertilizers. Two-year experiments were conducted on two different soils and HAs isolated from these soils were examined for structure, humification degree, and quantity using fluorescence and UV-Vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and extraction methods. Results showed that the applied additives contributed to the beneficial transformation of HAs, but effects differed for various soils. HAs from silty soil with higher organic carbon content showed simplification of their structure, and decreases in humification, molecular weight, and aromaticity under the influence of fungi and bacteria without NPK, and with NPK alone. With both fungi and NPK, increases in O/H and O/C atomic ratios indicated an increase in the number of O-containing functional groups. HAs from sandy soil did not show as many significant changes as did those from silty soil. Sandy soil exhibited a strong decline in HA content in the second year that was reduced/neutralized by the presence of fungi, bacteria, and NPK. Periodically observed fluorescence at similar to 300 nm/450 nm reflected formation of low-molecular HAs originating from the activity of microorganisms.
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