The aim of this study was to quantify the contribution of soluble organic-C deposition by rice root system and the CO2 evolution during 64 days in an Oxisol samples treated with glucose, and rice roots collected at different plant growth stages (40, 60, 80, 100, 120 and 140 days after sowing). Thereafter, organic matter was fractionated to evaluate the effect of the addition of a root system on the soil humus composition. It was possible to observe the intense rhizodeposition of organic C by exudation or by decomposition of dead tissues. Organic C deposition via rhizodeposition was correlated with the plant development stages. Total rhizodeposition was estimated to be around 90 g m-2 C per plant cycle. The addition of organic C into soil samples via roots promoted intense mineralization of the native soil organic matter, particularly in the beginning of the incubation period, and eventually enhanced the fulvic acids concentration by the end of the experiment.
humic acids; fulvic acids; humans; Oryza sativa; priming effect
