ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Evaluation of the Continuous Application
of Different Organic Materials on Soil Surface
Charge and Chemical Properties Along
the Soil Profile of a Typical Mollisol
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College of Resources and Environment Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University,
Changchun, People’s Republic of China
Submission date: 2021-03-15
Final revision date: 2021-05-02
Acceptance date: 2021-06-15
Online publication date: 2021-12-15
Publication date: 2021-12-23
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2022;31(1):245-256
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Innovative agricultural technologies such as organic fertilization have provided long and short-term
benefits as far as sustainable soil management is concerned. In this study, five treatments were applied:
cow manure (CM), chicken manure (JM), poplar tree leaves (TL), maize straw (MZ), and control
(CK). The aim was to evaluate the long-term effects of applying organic materials on soil chemical
and electrochemical properties. The highest pH and EC were recorded in JM and CM respectively.
The highest cation exchange capacity (CEC) and specific surface area (SSA), were recorded in
treatment TL while the application of organic materials increased the CEC and SSA by 24.9-85.5% and
6.9-52.4% respectively. The surface charge characteristics were significantly improved by the organic
treatments compared with CK (P<0.05). The application of organic materials increased the surface
charge potential (φ0) by 28-35.9% and the surface charge density (σ0) by 21.42-35.71%. Moreover,
the electric field strength (E0) and surface charge number (SCN) were increased by 16.6-27.8% and
21.7-94.9% respectively. The soil chemical and electrochemical properties decreased along the soil
profile with the exception of pH and EC, which increased with depth. The granulometric properties
of organic matter and other physical attributes affected the chemical and electrochemical properties of
the soil. The surface charge characteristics were significantly positively correlated with each other and
the soil chemical properties as shown by the correlation analysis. The application of organic materials
especially treatment TL is recommended as it had a more advantageous effect on enhancing the surface
charge characteristics and could improve the quality of agricultural soils.