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Bachelor's Thesis
Author of thesis: Markéta Švecová
Acad. year: 2025/2026
Supervisor: Ing. Michal Kalina, Ph.D.
Reviewer: Ing. Kateřina Šťastná
This bachelor’s thesis focused on optimizing the measurement of soil respiration using the OxiTop IDS system and on evaluating the influence of selected characteristics of the soil used and measurement conditions on the intensity of soil respiration. For these purposes, an artificial soil simulating low-fertility soil was prepared. First, within the optimization steps of respirometric measurement, the effects of moisture and temperature on soil respiration intensity were investigated. The results showed that the rate of soil respiration increases with increasing moisture and temperature. Based on these experiments, a temperature of 25 °C and soil moisture corresponding to 60% of its maximum water-holding capacity were determined as optimal conditions for further measurements. In the subsequent parts of the work, the effect of the application of selected soil conditioners (biochar, alginate, PGPR, and PGPR with alginate) on the respiration rate of the artificial soil was examined. All applied soil conditioners increased the rate of soil respiration, with this increase being more pronounced in soil treated with alginate, PGPR, and PGPR with alginate than in soil treated with biochar. For comparison, real agricultural soils were also analyzed; these showed higher soil respiration intensity than the model artificial soil used, which was related to their higher organic matter content. For all mentioned soil samples (artificial soil, artificial soil with added soil conditioners, and real soils), analyses of physicochemical properties were performed. These included thermogravimetric and elemental analyses, measurement of pH and extract conductivity, ICP-OES analysis of water-extractable elements in aqueous extracts, and determination of maximum water holding capacity. The measured soil respiration values were discussed with regard to the properties of individual soil samples and subsequently compared with data in the literature. The results show that soil respiration is significantly influenced by moisture, temperature, and the application of soil conditioners, and they confirm the suitability of the OxiTop-IDS system for evaluating the microbial activity of microorganisms present in soil samples.
Soil respiration, OxiTop-IDS, artificial soil, soil conditioners, biochar, alginate, PGPR, physicochemical soil properties
Date of defence
10.06.2026
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
A
Process of defence
Obhajoba proběhla podle následujícího schématu: prezentace studentky-vyjádření vedoucí/ho-oponentský posudek-reakce na posudek-diskuse s komisí. Studentka přednesla výborný výtah výsledků své bakalářské práce, řádně zodpověděla všechny dotazy oponentské i členů komise, pohotově reagovala na připomínky. V diskusi tak studentka prokázala výbornou schopnost orientace v teoretických i praktických základech problematiky bakalářské práce. Komise zhodnotila její bakalářskou práci celkově jako výbornou. Pekař: Na jaký objem byla přepočítávána spotřeba kyslíku? Nedal by se pokus urychlit, aby dosáhl rychleji ustálené spotřeby kyslíku? Kozáková: Jaký substrát byl použit pro umělou půdu? Enev: Jak byla získaná data z TGA? Dzik: Jak se stanovovala maximální nasákavost půdy?
Language of thesis
Czech
Faculty
Fakulta chemická
Department
Institute of Physical and Applied Chemistry
Study programme
Chemistry for Medical Application (BPCP_CHMA)
Composition of Committee
prof. Ing. Miloslav Pekař, CSc. (předseda) doc. Ing. Zdenka Kozáková, Ph.D. (člen) prof. Ing. Stanislav Obruča, Ph.D. (místopředseda) doc. Ing. Vojtěch Enev, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Ing. Petr Dzik, Ph.D. (člen)
Supervisor’s reportIng. Michal Kalina, Ph.D.
Grade proposed by supervisor: A
Reviewer’s reportIng. Kateřina Šťastná
Grade proposed by reviewer: A
Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová