Description
This volume presents the proceedings of the 10th international
symposium Humus et Planta held in Prague in August 19-23,
1991. The main topics of this book are devoted to the recent
advances in fundamental, as well as applied research of humic
substances, the most abundant of the naturally occuring
macromolecules of nature, the understanding of their nature
and how they react and interact in their natural environments.
Texts are included on the structure, physical and chemical
properties of humic substances; the relationships among humus,
soil properties and fertility; the biotransformations of
organic substances in the soil; the relationships between
humic substances and plants and the interactions of humus and
xenobiotic substances. This book presents recent knowledge of
the complicated and challenging humic substances. It will be
of interest not only to scientist, but also to University
teachers and students of agricultural and environmental
sciences.
Chapter
CHAPTER 1. DEVELOPMENT OF HUMUS RESEARCH DURING THE PAST HUMUS ET PLANTA SYMPOSIA
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12 – 22
SECTION A. STRUCTURE, PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF HUMUS SUBSTANCES
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22 – 24
CHAPTER 2. APPLICATION OF ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE AND FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPIES TO THE STUDY OF SOIL HUMIC SUBSTANCES
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24 – 40
CHAPTER 3. APPLICATIONS OF PYROLYSIS-GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY TO THE STUDY OF SOILS, PLANT MATERIALS AND HUMIC SUBSTANCES. A CRITICAL APPRAISAL
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40 – 52
SECTION B. RELATIONSHIPS AMONG HUMUS SOILS PROPERTIES AND FERTILITY
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52 – 54
CHAPTER 4. CARBON AND NITROGEN DYNAMICS IN SOIL IN LONG TERM FIELD EXPERIMENTS
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54 – 62
CHAPTER 5. THE ROLE OF ROOT PROPERTIES AND ORGANIC MATTER ON MOBILIZATION OF SOIL P AND ROCK PHOSPHATES
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62 – 72
CHAPTER 6. INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC CARBON AND NITROGEN ASSOCIATED WITH CROPPING HISTORY AND SOIL TEXTURAL CLASS ON NITROGEN USE BY WINTER WHEAT (Triticum aestivum)
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72 – 84
CHAPTER 7. EFFECT OF CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL ON HUMIFICATION OF ORGANIC SOIL MATTER WITH RESPECT TO ORGANIC AND MINERAL PHOSPHORUS FRACTIONS
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84 – 96
CHAPTER 8. COMPENSATION FOR ORGANIC CARBON LOSS FROM SOIL AT NITROGEN FERTILIZER APPLICATION
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96 – 106
SECTION C. BIOTRANSFORMATIONS OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES IN SOIL
pp.:
106 – 108
CHAPTER 9. BIOTRANSFORMATIONS IN DIFFERENT CLIMATE BELTS; SOURCE - SINK RELATIONSHIPS
pp.:
108 – 124
CHAPTER 10. AVAILABILITY OF CARBON AND NITROGEN CONTAINED IN DIFFERENT SOIL PARTICLE-SIZE FRACTIONS
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124 – 134
CHAPTER 11. THE FERTILIZING VALUE OF WASTE WATERS FROM THE OLIVE PROCESSING INDUSTRY
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134 – 144
CHAPTER 12. MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF PLANT MATERIALS AND ALLELOCHEMICALS FORMATION IN DIFFERENT SOILS
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144 – 154
SECTION D. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HUMIC SUBSTANCES AND PLANTS
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154 – 156
CHAPTER 13. HUMIC SUBSTANCES AFFECT TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF ROOT MEMBRANES
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156 – 164
CHAPTER 14. EFFECT OF NATURAL SUBSTANCES ON PLANTS: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF TELLURIC PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI BY AN ANTIFUNGAL COMPOST
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164 – 174
SECTION E. INTERACTIONS OF HUMUS AND XENOBIOTIC SUBSTANCES
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174 – 176
CHAPTER 15. ORGANIC SUBSTRATES AND MICROBIAL CONVERSION OF HERBICIDES IN SOIL
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176 – 186
CHAPTER 16. PREDICTION OF THE ROLE OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER AND SOME OTHER SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN HERBICIDE ADSORPTION
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186 – 192
CHAPTER 17. HUMIC SUBSTANCES, THEIR STRUCTURE, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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192 – 196
CHAPTER 18. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HUMUS, SOIL PROPERTIES AND SOIL FERTILITY
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196 – 206
CHAPTER 19. BIOTRANSFORMATIONS OF ORGANIC MATTER AND NITROGEN IN SOIL
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206 – 216
CHAPTER 20. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HUMUS SUBSTANCES AND PLANTS
pp.:
216 – 220
CHAPTER 21. INTERACTIONS OF HUMUS AND XENOBIOTIC COMPOUNDS
pp.:
220 – 222
REFERENCES
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222 – 223