Research Article

Structural Analysis of Humic Acid in Soil at Different Corn Straw Returning Modes through Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Infrared Spectroscopy

Table 2

Characteristic peaks of infrared spectra of soil humic acids.

TreatmentDepth (cm)Relative intensityRatio
2920 (cm−1)2850 (cm−1)1720 (cm−1)1620 (cm−1)1035 (cm−1)2920/17202920/1620

CK5–200.9180.4477.55012.5101.1290.1810.109
St0.9170.48114.6086.7302.3470.0960.208
Ss0.8350.45014.1119.5101.9080.0910.135
Smt0.9670.34112.7229.8951.5310.1030.132
Sms0.8590.36714.3649.0412.2510.0850.136

CK20–400.7720.38412.7429.1761.8460.0910.126
St0.9700.54014.98510.3602.1440.1010.146
Ss1.0610.5094.39116.0141.6330.3580.098
Smt0.8380.4329.52411.1661.1650.1330.114
Sms0.8040.36714.12710.2691.7100.0830.114

Note: 2920/1720 means (2920 + 2850)/1720; 2920/1620 means (2920 + 2850)/1620. No straw was applied (CK), straw returning to topsoil (St), straw returning to subsoil (Ss), straw mixing with topsoil (Smt), and straw mixing with subsoil (Sms).