The Distribution of Organic Carbon, Nitrogen and Carbohydrates in Aggregates of Some Desert and Cropland Soils in Central Iran

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• J. Fallahzade ¹
• M.A. Hajabbasi ²

¹ Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan (Isfahan) Branch

² Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology

https://doi.org/10.22067/jsw.v0i0.9639

Abstract

Abstract
Soil organic matter and its components are important factors in formation and stability of aggregates and subsequently soil structure. However data regarding organic matter distribution in soil aggregates is scarce, particularly in arid soils of Central Iran. The objective of this study was to investigate the distribution of organic carbon (OC), total nitrogen (TN), and carbohydrates in aggregates of different size classes (2–4, 1–2, 0.5–1, 0.25–0.5, 0.05–0.25 and