Advances in Soil Organic Matter Research : The Impact on Agriculture and the Environment

The papers in this volume provide a balanced account of developments in soil organic matter research. It focuses on composition and structure, water quality, organic matter turnover, humus quality and fertility, and is essential reading for all those concerned with the environmental aspects of soil conservation and improvement. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Preface , Pages v-vi , W.S. Wilson Introductory Comments , Pages 1-2 , Michael H.B. Hayes Concepts of the Origins, Composition, and Structures of Humic Substances , Pages 3-22 , Michael H.B. Hayes The Individuality of Humic Substances in Diverse Environments , Pages 23-34 , Ronald L. Malcolm, Patrick McCarthy Novel Methods of Soil Organic Matter Analysis: A Critique of Advanced Magnetic Resonance Methods , Pages 35-43 , David J. Greenslade Organic Matter as Seen by Solid State 13 C NMR and Pyrolysis Tandem Mass Spectrometry , Pages 45-60 , J.A. Baldock, G.J. Currie, J.M. Oades Fate of Plant Components During Biodegradation and Humification in Forest Soils: Evidence from Structural Characterization of Individual Biomacromolecules , Pages 61-70 , Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Wolfgang Zech, Patrick G. Hatcher, Jan W. de Leeuw Spectroscopic Characterization of Organic Matter from Soil with Mor and Mull Humus Forms , Pages 71-78 , D.W. Hopkins, R.S. Shiel Influence of Soil Management Practices on the Organic Matter Structure and the Biochemical Turnover of Plant Residues , Pages 79-91 , K. Haider, F.-F. Gröblinghoff, T. Beck, H.-R. Schulten, R. Hempfling, H.D. Lüdermann Introductory Comments , Pages 93-95 , H.A. Anderson Organic Nitrogen in Soils and Associated Surface Waters , Pages 97-106 , H.A. Anderson, M. Stewart, J.D. Miller, A. Hepburn Organic Matter Turnover and Nitrate Leaching , Pages 107-114 , M.J. Goss, B.L. Williams, K.R. Howse The Influence of Soils on Organic Matter in Water , Pages 115-120 , P.N. Nelson, J.M. Oades, E. Cotsaris Dissolved Organic Matter as Carrier for Exogenous Organic Chemicals in Soils , Pages 121-128 , Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Peter Knabner, Helmut Deschauer The Role of Soil Organic Matter in Pesticide Movement via Run-off, Soil Erosion, and Leaching , Pages 129-138 , T.R. Harrod, Andrée D. Carter, J.M. Hollis Introductory Comments , Pages 139-140 , D.A. Rose Soil Organic Matter and Water Erosion Processes , Pages 141-152 , D. Gabriels, P. Michiels Effects of Humic Substances and Polysaccharides on Soil Aggregation , Pages 153-162 , R.S. Swift Organic Matter in Water-stable Aggregates , Pages 163-174 , A.G. Waters, J.M. Oades Microalgal and Cyanobacterial Soil Inoculants and Their Effect on Soil Aggregate Stability , Pages 175-184 , S.L. Rogers, K.A. Cook, R.G. Burns Organic Matter and Chemical Characteristics of Aggregates from a Red-Yellow Latosol under Natural Forest, Rubber Plant, and Grass in Brazil , Pages 185-195 , E.deS. Mendonça, W. Moura Filho, L.M. Costa The Effect of Long-continued Organic Manuring on Some Physical Properties of Soils , Pages 197-205 , D.A. Rose The Influence of Soil Compaction on Decomposition of Plant Residues and on Microbial Biomass , Pages 207-216 , Ernst-August Kaiser, Gabriele Walenzik, Otto Heinemeyer The Cotton Strip Assay: Field Applications and Global Comparisons , Pages 217-228 , Gill Howson Introductory Comments , Pages 229-230 , T.R.G. Gray Sources and Fate of Soil Organic Matter , Pages 231-237 , J.M. Lynch The Potential of Bomb- 14 C Measurements for Estimating Soil Organic Matter Turnover , Pages 239-251 , D.D. Harkness, A.F. Harrison, P.J. Bacon The Influence of Soil Organic Carbon on Microbial Growth and Survival , Pages 253-266 , Traute-Heidi Anderson, T.R.G. Gray Carbon Dynamics of a Soil Planted with Wheat under an Elevated Atmospheric CO 2 Concentration , Pages 267-274 , P.J. Kuikman, L.J.A. Lekkerkerk, J.A. Van Veen Solubilisation of Wheat Straw by Actinomycete Enzymes , Pages 275-283 , A.S. Ball, M. Allen Dynamics of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Accumulation and Distribution in Soils Following Farm Woodland Planting , Pages 285-292 , G.M. Whiteley Changes in Organic Matter in Fen Silt Soils , Pages 293-296 , P.A. Johnson, J.M. Prince Introductory Comments , Pages 297-298 , A.E. Johnston Soil Fertility and Soil Organic Matter , Pages 299-314 , A.E. Johnston Mineral Nitrogen Arising from Soil Organic Matter and Organic Manures Related to Winter Wheat Production , Pages 315-327 , L.V. Vaidyanathan, M.A. Shepherd, B.J. Chambers The Effect of Long-term Applications of Inorganic Nitrogen Fertilizer on Soil Organic Nitrogen , Pages 329-338 , M.J. Glendining, D.S. Powlson Straw Incorporation into Soils Compared with Burning during Successive Seasons - Impact on Crop Husbandry and Soil Nitrogen Supply , Pages 339-354 , J.S. Rule, D.B. Turley, L.V. Vaidyanathan Soil Organic Matter: Its Central Position in Organic Farming , Pages 355-364 , R.D. Hodges Refuse-derived Humus: a Plant Growth Medium , Pages 365-373 , A.A. Keeling, J.A.J. Mullett, I.K. Paton, N. Bragg, B.J. Chambers, P.J. Harvey, R.S. Manasse Land Disposal of Meat Processing Plant Effluent , Pages 375-379 , M.R. Balks, R.F. Allbrook The Influence of Organic Matter and Clay on Adsorption of Atrazine by Top Soils , Pages 381-391 , L.V. Vaidyanathan, D.J. Eagle Subject Index , Pages 393-400