Instrumental Characterization of Crop Residues and Coal Derived Humic Substances and their Impact on Soil Organic Matter
Raza Ullah Khan1*, Ahmad Khan1, Mohammad Zameer Khan1, Fayyaz Hussain1, Zafar Islam2 and Muhammad Asad Hameed2
1Soil and Plant Nutrients Program (SPNP), Land Resources Research Institute (LRRI), NARC, Park Rd, Islamabad. 2Climate Change, Alternate Energy and Water Research Institute, NARC, Park Rd, Islamabad, Pakistan
*Correspondence | Raza Ullah Khan, Soil and Plant Nutrients Program (SPNP), Land Resources Research Institute (LRRI), NARC, Park Rd, Islamabad; Email:
[email protected]
Figure 1:
The map of Chakwal district.
Figure 2:
Relative proportion of HSs in different crop residues.
Figure 3:
HPLC separations HA commercial and HAs derived from different plant materials; (A) Sunflower (B) Soybean (C) Rubber plant (D) Mulberry (E) Mung (F) Falsa (G) Rubber plant and (H) Papaya with corresponding HA standard material shown as a, b, c, d, e, f, g and h.
Figure 4:
Comparison of CDHA extracted with NaOH (A) and KOH (B).
Figure 5:
Response of SOM to HSs extracted from different sources.