Humus-Soil Mineral Studies Different Aspects - A Review Hundal Gurjit S., Mukhopadhyay Siddhartha S.*, Bhalla Deepika Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana – 141 004, India *Corresponding author; e-mail: siddhartha_soil@yahoo.co.in, siddharthasm1@gmail.com
Online published on 9 May, 2012. Abstract Humus stabilizes a large pool of terrestrial carbon on the surface of soil minerals. Its burial in soils over millions of years caused expansion of metazoans, and pedogenesis of clay-minerals. Humus burial increased oxygen content in the atmosphere that helped in evolution. Studies on humus-soil mineral interfaces are of great significance in the context of global warming. Such studies have opened up new vistas in exploring interface images, bonds, and bonding strength, and promise to help developing new protocols for soil management for food and environmental security. Top Key words Electron micrography, Nanoscience approach, Scanning electron microscopy, Soil organic matter. Top |