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2017-09-01

Effect of a low rank coal inoculated with coal solubilizing bacteria for the rehabilitation of a saline-sodic soil in field conditions

Efecto de un carbón de bajo rango inoculado con bacterias solubilizadoras de carbón para la rehabilitación de un suelo salino-sódico en condiciones de campo

Keywords:

Lignite, humic substances, biotransformation coal, soil salinity (en)
Lignito, Sustancias húmicas, Biotransformación del carbón, Salinidad de suelos (es)

Authors

  • Juan Guillermo Cubillos Hinojosa Universidad Popular del Cesar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3391-420X
  • Nelson Osvaldo Valero Valero Universidad de La Guajira
  • Arnaldo de Jesús Peralta Universidad Popular del Cesar
The aim of this research was to assessing changes on some chemical, biological and physical properties of a Salidic Calciustolls, in response enhanced by treatment with low rank coal (LRC) and coal solubilizing bacteria (CSB): Bacillus mycoides, Microbacterium sp and Acinetobacter baumannii, that release humified organic matter (HOM) due to biotrasnsformation of this coal. Over field conditions, plots of 5m2 were treated with the addition of LRC at a dose of 5kg/m2 and the inoculum of coal solubilizing bacteria in suspension of 1x108 bacteria.mL-1 at a dose of 100 mL/m2. Soil respiration, microbiological activity, lignin peroxidase (LiP), manganese peroxidase (MnP) and laccase (Lac) enzyme activities were determined. The variables associated with saline sodic soils (electrical conductivity – EC, sodium adsorption ratio – SAR and exchangeable sodium percentage – ESP), cation exchange capacity (CEC) and bulk density (BD) also were determined. The LRC application contributed to the decrease of EC, SAR and ESP, but were not observed significant changes in pH. No significant changes were found in the BD; however, treatment was able to increase soil respiration, microbiological activity, and stimulation of LiP, MnP and Lac enzymes activity, as well as an increase in soil CEC. These results suggest the possibility of using the LRC as HOM source for the rehabilitation of degraded saline soils, considering that this kind of involvement is a common problem in soils of the Cesar River Valley in the Colombian Caribbean dry lands influenced by coal mining opencast.

El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar cambios en algunas propiedades químicas, biológicas y físicas, en respuesta mejorada por el tratamiento con carbón de bajo rango (CBR) tipo lignito y bacterias solubilizadoras de carbón (BSC) -Bacillus mycoides, Microbacterium sp y Acinetobacter baumanniique liberan materia orgánica humificada (MOH) mediante la biotransformación de este carbón. En condiciones de campo, se trataron parcelas de 5 m2 con la adición de CBR a una dosis de 5 kg de CBR m-2 y un inóculo de las BSC en una suspensión de 1x108 bacterias mL-1 en una dosis de 100 mL m-2. Se determinaron la respiración del suelo, la actividad microbiológica, la actividad de las enzimas lignino peroxidasa (LiP), manganeso peroxidasa (MnP) y lacasas (Lac). Las variables asociadas a la salinidad sódica del suelo: pH, la conductividad eléctrica (CE), la razón de absorción de sodio (RAS), el porcentaje de sodio intercambiables (PSI), la capacidad de intercambio catiónico (CIC) se midieron cada dos meses, mientras que la densidad aparente (Da) se determinó seis meses después de haber iniciado el experimento. La aplicación de CBR contribuyó a la disminución de la CE, RAS y PSI, pero los niveles de pH no presentaron cambios significativos. Adicionalmente, no se evidenciaron cambios significativos en la Da, sin embargo, el tratamiento logró incrementar la respiración y la actividad microbiológica del suelo, estimuló la actividad de las enzimas LiP, MnP y Lac, y aumento la CIC del suelo. Estos resultados sugieren la posibilidad de utilizar el CBR como fuente de MOH para la rehabilitación de suelos salinos degradados, un problema común en los suelos del Valle del Río Cesar (Colombia) y en las tierras secas del caribe colombiano influenciadas por la minería del carbón a cielo abierto.

 

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