growing demand for wheat grain with optimal technological parameters results in looking for the possibilities of accurately meeting the plant needs. environmental conditions in the surroundings of germinating grains can be improved by application of humic preparations. qualitative features of grain can be also changed by foliar application of potassium, which is the activator of enzymes catalys...

humic substances (hS) constitute a large part of organic matter found in aquatic environment. the hS strongly interact with both inorganic and organic pollutants. Occurrence of the hS in groundwater accounts for many problems with treatment procedures. these natural components cause an increased intensity of water colour, affect its taste and odour, hinder removal of iron, manganese and other m...

RNA extracts obtained from environmental samples are frequently contaminated with coextracted humic substances and DNA. It was demonstrated that the response in rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probe hybridizations decreased as the concentrations of humic substances and DNA in RNA extracts increased. The decrease in hybridization signal in the presence of humic substances appeared to be due to sat...

4 Chemical Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 4.1 Elemental Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 4.2 Molecular Size Distribution and Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 4.3 Spectral Absorbance and Fluorescence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 4.4 Infrared Spectra . . . . ....

humic substances as an active part of soil organic maters can improve germination and seedling properties, plant establishment and plant growth. in order to study the effects of different concentrations of humic and fulvic acids on germination and seedling properties of two varieties of triticale (triticosecale hexaploide lart.), a factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design wi...

The study of Pb(II) binding to the system humic acid/goethite in acidic medium is reported in the present paper. From a macroscopic point of view, we have constructed the experimental sorption isotherms (using atomic absorption spectroscopy) and compared them with the prediction of the additivity rule. It is found that this system presents positive deviations, that is, the amount sorbed is abou...

Numerous studies have shown the ability of humic substances to improve plant development. This action is normally reflected in an enhancement of crop yields and quality. However, the mechanisms responsible for this action of humic substances remain rather unknown. Our studies have shown that the shoot promoting action of sedimentary humic acids is dependent of its ability to increase root hydra...

Vermitechnology is an effective composting method, which transforms biomass into nutrient-rich organic fertilizer. Mature vermicompost is a renewable organic product containing humic substances with high biological activity. The aim of this study was to assess the chemical characteristics and the bioactivity of humic acids isolated from different vermicomposts produced with either cattle manure...

Knowledge of the structure-property-function relationship of humic substances (HSs) is key for understanding their role in soil. Despite progress, studies on this topic are still under discussion. We analyzed 37 humic fractions with respect to their isotopic composition, structural characteristics, and properties responsible for stimulating plant root parameters. We showed that regardless of th...