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Title: INTERCROPS AS A SOURCE OF SUGARS STIMULATING SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES

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2025

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INTERCROPS AS A SOURCE OF SUGARS STIMULATING SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES

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Authors

Antonín Kintl; Igor Hunady; Julie Sobotková; Martin Brtnický ; Jakub Elbl

DOI

10.5593/sgem2025/3.1/s12.35

DOI Issue

10.5593/sgem2025/3.1

ISSN

1314-2704

ISBN

978-619-7603-81-1

Language

English

Volume

Issue

3.1

Editor

• Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA• Prof. DSc. Ildiko Tulbure, GERMANY• Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE

Scientific Area

Soil Science, Conservation, and Land Restoration

Abstract/ Foreword

A significant component of soil organic matter (SOM) is constituted by disintegrating plant residues containing particularly cellulose and lignin which are resistant to microbial decomposition. Yet, the degradation of lignin may begin already in the early stages of organic matter decomposition if there is a sufficient amount of available saccharides in the soil as these serve as a quick source of energy allowing the microorganisms to produce enzymes for lignin decomposition. The aim of this study was to verify whether the content of simple sugars in the biomass of intercrops can promote microbial processes related to lignin degradation in the soil. Results show that the post-harvest residues markedly differ in their degradability with an important factor being the ratio of sugars and lignin in the plant material. Species identified by the evaluation of the degradability of intercrop biomass as the best degradable were oil radish and watercress. Fast energy is provided to microorganisms by sugar beet heads without leaves. In contrast to that, plant materials with a higher content of lignin such as straw or organic fertilizers such as cow manure contribute to the long-term stabilization of soil organic matter. The highest content of ADL was detected in cow manure (15.03 % DM) and horse manure (13.05 % DM). In contrast to that, the biomass of selected intercrops and post-harvest residues exhibited an ADL concentration that was lower by 10 – 50 % (P<0.05). In the case of sugar content, the situation was opposite with the lowest content of sugars found in chicken (0.04 % DM) and cow (0.78 % DM) manure, and the highest content of sugars observed in the intercrops of oil radish (13.92 % DM) and watercress (11.66 % DM) and in the biomass of sugar beet heads without leaves (66.30 % DM). From the viewpoint of soil fertility it is therefore useful to combine these materials purposefully so that both the short-term needs of microbial activity are met as well as the long-term requirements for the maintenance and development of soil organic matter.

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The result was obtained from project Importance of ligno-cellulose complex from the biomass of inter-crops for improvement of soil environment, Registration no. QK21010161.

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INTERCROPS AS A SOURCE OF SUGARS STIMULATING SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES

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Proceedings of 25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2025, Volume 25, Issue 3.1

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25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2025, Volume 25, Issue 3.1, 29 June - 6 July, 2025

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STEF92 Technology

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International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM

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SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Russian Acad Arts; Turkish Acad Sci.

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299-308

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29 June - 6 July, 2025

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10382

Keywords

decomposition, lignin, microorganisms, soil organic matter, sugars