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Effects of soil chemical properties on inorganic and organic carbon contents in organic, calcareous, and reclaimed-tidal soils
A-Rin Kim1
,
Cho-Rong Lee2
,
Hyun-Hwoi Ku34*
1Master Student, Department of Applied Science in Natural Resources and Environment, Hankyong National University, Anseong 17579, Korea
2Researcher, Organic Agriculture Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Wanju 55365, Korea
3Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Science in Natural Resources and Environment, Hankyong National University, Anseong 17579, Korea
4Director, Soil and Environment Research Institute, Hankyong National University, Anseong 17579, Korea
*Corresponding Author
28 February 2025. pp. 14-26
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Abstract

Soil carbon (T-C) consists of approximately 60% of soil organic carbon (SOC) and 40% of soil inorganic carbon (SIC), but many researches has focused mainly on SOC. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of soil chemical properties on SOC and SIC contents in three different agricultural soils. The soils in an organic farming, calcareous, and reclaimed tidal soil were sampled for analysis of T-C, SOC, SIC and other chemical parameters such as soil pH, total nitrogen (T-N), 4-cations, and CEC. We applied the correlation analysis to identify the chemical parameters affecting the SOC and SIC contents in the organic farming, calcareous, and reclaimed tidal soils. Organic farming soil showed the highest SOC content (1.98%), followed by calcareous (1.46%) and reclaimed tidal soils (0.24%) although calcareous soil had the highest T-C content (2.87%), followed by organic farming (2.09%) and reclaimed tidal soil (0.81%), respectively. These were attributed to the difference of SIC contents between the soils since the organic farming, calcareous, and reclaimed tidal soils showed 0.21%, 1.41%, and 0.57% of SIC contents, respectively. The proportions of SOC and SIC contents were 93% and 7% in organic farming soil, 57% and 43% in calcareous soil, and 30% and 70% in reclaimed tidal soil, respectively. The different proportions of SOC and SIC between the soils were influenced by the chemical parameters (Ca2+ and Mg2+ and soil pH) since these parameters were significantly correlated with SIC contents.

Proportion rate of soil organic and inorganic carbon contents in organic farming (OF), calcareous soil (CS), and reclaimed tidal soil (RS).
Keywords
Calcareous soil
Carbonate mineral
Organic farming soil
Reclaimed tidal soil
Soil inorganic carbon
Soil organic carbon
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국토양비료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국토양비료학회 학회지
  • Volume : 58
  • No :1
  • Pages :14-26
  • Received Date : 2024-10-31
  • Revised Date : 2024-12-20
  • Accepted Date : 2024-12-26
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2025.58.1.014
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