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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of vineyard cultivation time and the use of metal-based fungicides on the chemical fractions of soil organic matter (SOM) as well as their interactions with Cu, Zn, and Mn in vineyard soils from Southern Brazil with varying histories of fungicide application. Soil samples were collected in 2017 from vineyards aged 35, 37, and 39 years in the Serra Gaúcha region and 13, 19, and 36 years in the Campanha Gaúcha. In each region, samples were also collected from a non-anthropized reference area. In the oldest vineyards, sampling was conducted both within and between the rows of planting. Chemical fractionation of SOM was performed: non-humic substances (nHSs), particulate organic matter (POM), fulvic acid (FA), humic acid (HA), and humin (Hu). Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectra were obtained for the HA, from which the aromaticity index (AI) and relative intensities (RIs) were calculated. In each SOM fraction, total organic carbon and the concentrations of Cu, Zn, and Mn were determined. Changes in land use alter the forms and distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) and, consequently, of metals. Elemental and spectroscopic analyses of HS revealed that HA in the reference areas (forest and native grassland) was more aliphatic and had higher concentrations of polysaccharides, indicating fractions with a lower degree of stabilization. However, in vineyard areas, HA exhibited greater humification and aromaticity. Increasing cultivation time gradually increased soil carbon content, indicating that viticultural agroecosystems can sequester carbon in the soil over time, reaching levels similar to those observed in the reference areas. When comparing vineyard areas alone, with row collections and inter-row collections, we observed an increase in SOC levels in areas managed with cover crops, demonstrating the importance of conservation management in these areas. When evaluating the distribution of metals in these soils, we could observe the high affinity of Cu for the functional groups of SOM, with FA and HA responsible for the complexation of these elements in the soil. For Zn and Mn, the greatest accumulations were observed in the Hu fraction due to their greater affinity for soil clay minerals. This shows that soil organic matter is a key component in the complexation of metals in soils, reducing their availability and potential toxicity to cultivated plants.

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Title
Chemical Fractions of Soil Organic Matter and Their Interactions with Cu, Zn, and Mn in Vineyards in Southern Brazil
Author
Ferreira, Guilherme Wilbert 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bordallo Samya Uchoa 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Giumbelli Lucas Dupont 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Duarte Zayne Valéria Santos 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Brunetto Gustavo 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Melo George Wellington Bastos de 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Dick, Deborah Pinheiro 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Tiecher Tadeu Luis 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Tales, Tiecher 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lourenzi, Cledimar Rogério 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Department of Rural Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis 88034-000, SC, Brazil; [email protected] (G.W.F.); [email protected] (S.U.B.); [email protected] (L.D.G.); [email protected] (Z.V.S.D.) 
 Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria 97105-900, RS, Brazil; [email protected] 
 Embrapa Uva E Vinho, Bento Gonçalves 95701-008, RS, Brazil; [email protected] 
 Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre 91501-970, RS, Brazil; [email protected] 
 Federal Institute of Rio Grande Do Sul—Restinga Campus (IFRS), Porto Alegre 91791-508, RS, Brazil; [email protected] 
 Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre 91540-000, RS, Brazil; [email protected] 
First page
1937
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20734395
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3243968585
Copyright
© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.