Effect of different soil amendments on soil buffering capacity

PLoS One. 2022 Feb 9;17(2):e0263456. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263456. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

The buffering capacity of the soil is a very important property of the soil, which determines the ability of the soil to resist external influences, especially changes in pH and thus create good living conditions for plants and microorganisms in the soil. The buffering capacity thus significantly contributes to maintaining the health and quality of the soil. Buffering capacity is an important indicator of soil quality, because it is related to the overall condition of the soil ecosystem and other soil properties. The goal of this paper is to determine the effect of applying different soil amendments on the soils, 10 years after application. We compared the effect of 6 different treatments in closed plots: Natural conditions (N = control); Bare soil (B); Straw mulching (S); Pine mulch (P); TerraCottem hydroabsorbent polymers (H); Prescribed burn (F); and Sewage sludge (M). Our results have shown that the application of different amedments leads to an effect on the plowing capacity of the soil. While in the case of the control variant (Natural conditions, N) the buffering capacity of the soil was measured at 144.93 ± 0.25, the addition of different amendments decreased the buffering capacity in the following order: Bare soil (B) 142.73±0.21 > TerraCotem hydroaborbent polymer (H) 142.23±.15 > Pine mulch (P) 140.40±0.30, Prescribed burn (F) 138.20±0.30, Sludge (S) 127.47±0.15. In the case of all variants, these are statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05). Thus, soil amendments have been shown to have a statistically significant effect on soil buffering capacity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Retracted Publication

MeSH terms

  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Buffers
  • Ecosystem
  • Environmental Restoration and Remediation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Pinus / chemistry
  • Pinus / physiology
  • Sewage / chemistry
  • Soil / chemistry*
  • Soil Pollutants / chemistry
  • Spain
  • Waste Disposal Facilities

Substances

  • Buffers
  • Sewage
  • Soil
  • Soil Pollutants

Grants and funding

The experimental part of the research project was funded by the Autonomous Government of Andalusia, Spain (project No. P09-RNM-5057). This research was funded by the Czech National Agricultural Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture Czech Republic (project No. QK 1810233)). Role of funders: 1.The experimental part of the research project was funded by the Autonomous Government of Andalusia, Spain (project No. P09-RNM-5057): Thanks to the support of this funder, care was made for the experimental area 2.This research was funded by the Czech National Agricultural Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture Czech Republic (project No. QK 1810233): thanks to the support of this funder, a translation was made from Czech into English.