Mobility and distribution of zinc forms in columns of an acid, a neutral, and a calcareous soil treated with three organic zinc complexes under laboratory conditions

Soil Research ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 791 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Novillo ◽  
A. Obrador ◽  
L. M. López-Valdivia ◽  
J. M. Alvarez

Three liquid zinc (Zn) fertilisers were mixed with the upper 1.5 cm of columns representing 3 different soil profiles: Aquic Haploxeralf, of an acid nature and with hydromorphic problems; Calcic Haploxeralf, of a neutral nature; and Typic Xerorthents, of a calcareous nature. They were periodically irrigated for 60 days. Most of the applied Zn remained in the top of the soil when it was added as Zn-lignosulfonate plus EDTA or Zn-2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanotricarboxilate. When Zn-EDTA plus fulvic and humic acid fertiliser was applied, Zn migrated and distributed throughout the soil resulting in losses of Zn by leaching of 2.29% in acidic soil, 27.36% in neutral soil, and 10.5% in calcareous soil of the Zn applied. The 3 fertilisers produce sufficient concentrations of the bioavailable Zn forms in the Ap horizons (DTPA and Mehlich-3 extractable Zn) for the cultivation of different plants. In the calcareous soil, which contained free CaCO3, the amount of Zn extracted by Mehlich-3 was higher than in soils with no free CaCO3. Distribution of Zn in the soil was studied at the beginning and end of the experiment by means of one sequential fractionation and showed that added Zn remained in more labile fractions for uptake by plants in the acid and neutral soils when compared with the control. When Zn was added to calcareous soil, no amount of Zn was detected in the water-soluble plus exchangeable fraction at the end of experiment for any Zn fertiliser source.


Soil Research ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 137 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Obrador ◽  
J. M. Alvarez ◽  
M. D. Fernández ◽  
L. M. López-Valdivia

Three zinc (Zn) fertilisers were added as soluble organic salts (Zn-ethylenediaminetetraacetate plus fulvic and humic acids, Zn-lignosulfonate plus ethylenediaminetetraacetate, and Zn-2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxilate) at several levels, to 3 representative types of soils, to study the behaviour of Zn applied. Samples of treated and untreated soils were incubated for 15, 30, and 60 days at 22˚C and field capacity. A selective sequential dissolution procedure and DTPA extraction were employed to determine the changes in Zn distribution. The distribution and the percentage conversion into different forms of the added metal were dependent on soil type, Zn sources, and Zn loading level. After an initial increase in all forms of Zn in the treated soils, Zn concentration in the water-soluble plus exchangeable fraction and the amounts extracted with DTPA began to decrease. At the end of the experiment, Zn in the most labile fraction was detected in the calcareous soil (pHw 8.3) only when the mixture of fulvic and humic acids with Zn-EDTA chelate was applied (e.g. 1.59 mg/kg of Zn in the 20 mg/kg treatment). The highest conversion values of Zn applied in this calcareous soil occurred in the amorphous Fe-oxide bound and residual fractions of all fertilisation treatments and a low conversion value occurred in the carbonate-bound fraction. fulvic acid, humic acid, Zn-EDTA, Zn-lignosulfonate, Zn-2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxilate, Zn extractability.



Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Izhar Shafi ◽  
Muhammad Adnan ◽  
Shah Fahad ◽  
Fazli Wahid ◽  
Ahsan Khan ◽  
...  

In calcareous soil, the significant portion of applied phosphorus (P) fertilizers is adsorbed on the calcite surface and becomes unavailable to plants. Addition of organic amendments with chemical fertilizers can be helpful in releasing the absorbed nutrients from these surfaces. To check out this problem, a field experiment was conducted for two years to determine the effect of P fertilizers and humic acid (HA) in enhancing P availability in soil and their ultimate effect on growth, yield and P uptake of wheat in calcareous soils. The experiment was comprised of five levels of P (0, 45, 67.5, 90 and 112.5 kg P2O5 ha−1) as a single superphosphate (SSP) and 2 levels of locally produced humic acid (with and without HA) arranged in a two factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Wheat plant height, spike length, number of grains per spike, 1000-grain weight, grain, straw and biological yield were significantly improved by the addition of HA with SSP. Very often, the performance of 67.5 kg P2O5 ha−1 with HA were either similar or better than 90 or even 112.5 kg P2O5 ha−1 applied without HA. Post-harvest soil organic matter, AB-DTPA extractable and water-soluble P, plant P concentration and its uptake were also significantly improved by the addition of HA with SSP compared to sole SSP application. It was evident that P efficiency could be increased with HA addition and it has the potential to improve crop yield and plants P uptake in calcareous soils.



2014 ◽  
Vol 641-642 ◽  
pp. 1141-1145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Li Huang ◽  
Lin Luo ◽  
Jia Chao Zhang ◽  
Pu Feng Qin ◽  
Man Yu ◽  
...  

Pot experiments were performed to investigate the effect of compost amendment on the mobility of zinc through analysis of Zn fractions in heavy metal contaminated soil. The results showed that the total Zn concentration decreased 8.11%, 10.15%, 16.15%, 20.05%, 7.28% and 5.02% after the amendment of 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 g/kg compost to soil and Brassica juncea harvest, respectively. Zn was mostly concentrated in the residual fraction and Fe-Mn oxides fraction in soil. The percentage of Zn in water-soluble fraction, organic fraction and residual fraction had no correlation with the amount of compost amendment. The percentage of Zn in the exchangeable fraction decreased and the percentage of Zn in Fe-Mn oxides fractions increased obviously. Furthermore, the mobility factor of Zn decreased significantly from 19.20% without compost amendment to 19.09%, 18.70%, 18.15%, 16.45% and 16.12% after the amendment of 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 g/kg compost to soil, the compost amendment could lowered the mobility and phytotoxicity of zinc through bound to Fe-Mn oxides.



2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Hidayatullah ◽  
Ahmed Khan ◽  
Mouladad ◽  
Mirwise ◽  
Nisar Ahmed ◽  
...  


Forests ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Sihan Wang ◽  
Weiwei Lu ◽  
Fangchao Zhang

Afforestation is a strategy to protect croplands and to sequestrate carbon in coastal areas. In addition, inorganic carbon is a considerable constitute of the coastal soil carbon pool. However, the vertical distribution and controlling factors of soil inorganic carbon (SIC) in plantations of coastal areas have been rarely studied. We analyzed the SIC content as well as physiochemical properties along soil profiles (0–100 cm) in young (YP) and mature (MP) poplar plantations in coastal eastern China. The soil profile was divided into six layers (0–10, 11–20, 21–40, 41–60, 61–80 and 81–100 cm) and a total of 36 soil samples were formed. The SIC content first increased from 0–10 cm (0.74%) to 11–20 cm (0.92%) and then fluctuated in the YP. In contrast, the SIC content increased with increasing soil depth until 40 cm and then leveled off, and the minimum and maximum appeared at 0–10 cm (0.54%) and 81–100 cm (0.98%) respectively in the MP. The soil inorganic carbon density was 12.05 and 12.93 kg m−2 within 0–100 cm in the YP and MP, respectively. Contrary to SIC, soil organic carbon (SOC) first decreased then levelled off within the soil profiles. Compared with the YP, the SIC content decreased 27.8% at 0–10 cm but increased 13.2% at 21–40 cm, meanwhile the SOC content in MP decreased 70.6% and 46.7% at 21–40 cm and 61–80 cm, respectively. The water-soluble Ca2+ and Mg2+ gradually decreased and increased, respectively within the soil profiles. The soil water-soluble Ca2+ increased 18.3% within 41–100 cm; however, the soil water-soluble Mg2+ decreased 32.7% within 21–100 cm in the MP when compared to the YP. Correlation analysis showed that SIC was negatively correlated with SOC, but positively correlated with soil pH and water-soluble Mg2+. Furthermore, structural equation modeling (SEM) indicated that SOC was the most important factor influencing the SIC content in the studied poplar plantations, indicating SOC sequestration promoted the dissolution of SIC. Therefore, our study highlights the trade-off between SIC and SOC in poplar plantations of coastal Eastern China.



Author(s):  
Isaiah Ufuoma Efenudu ◽  
Ehi Robert Orhue ◽  
Ogochukwu Jennifer Ikeh ◽  
Michael Aimiesomon Erhayimwen ◽  
Blessing James

The effectiveness of three different extractants soil mixtures—HCl, HCl + H2S04, and DTPA-TEA, in order to determine Si from soil and the forms of Silicon as influenced by different parent materials under acidic medium. Seven forms of Silicon; namely water soluble, specifically adsorbed, oxides bound, organic matter bound, exchangeable, residual, total viz sequential fractionation. Extractable Si value established in this study was (50.0 mg kg-1), indicating negative effect on plant physiology. The physico-chemical properties decreased significantly with increase in soil depth vs soil parent materials. In addition, the forms of Si in the parent materials decreased in the pattern RES, bound residual fractions > EXC, soluble & exchangeable fractions > OM, organic matter fraction. Among the properties the silt fraction, pH & OM significantly and positively correlated with the forms of silicon, with negative correlation vs clay which maybe due to silicon adsorption by clayey fraction of the soil (redox). Therefore the soil maybe be maintained and conserved for farming activities.



1968 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Ballantyne

The B, C1 and a C2 horizon were sampled from 26 Solonetz and 35 Orthic Chernozemic profiles. Water-soluble analyses were done on all samples. Soil profiles developed from saline parent material may be in either the Solonetzic or Chernozemic Order. Eighty-eight percent of the Solonetz and 34% of the Chernozemic profiles were developed on saline C2 horizons. Seventy-three percent of the Solonetz were developed on C2 horizons that were saline and contained over 40% water-soluble sodium. No Chernozemics developed on this type of C2 material. Forty-nine percent of the Chernozemics developed on non-saline, low-sodium C2 horizons. No Solonetz profiles developed on this type of C2 horizon. This information could be used to assist in the classification of Solonetzic and Chernozemic soils. The pH of the B, C1 or C2 horizons was of no value in distinguishing between Solonetzic and Chernozemic soils.



1960 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 750
Author(s):  
AM Graley ◽  
KD Nicholls ◽  
CS Piper

The potassium status of Frodsley sandy loam and some associated soils from the Fingal district, north-eastern Tasmania, has been investigated. Regularly spaced sampling of surface soils on a rectilinear grid pattern disclosed a variability of exchangeable potassium values in the field much greater than recorded for soils elsewhere; even for 3-ft spacings there was a sevenfold range. The need for adequate sampling of experimental areas is stressed. The median value for exchangeable potassium in the A1 horizon of Frodsley sandy loam was 0.31 m-equiv./100 g for "developed" areas and 0.35 m-equiv./100 g for "undeveloped" areas. Values for the A2 horizon were closely correlated with those for the corresponding surface horizon, but only about one-third as high. The amounts in the B horizon tended to approximate to those in the A1 horizon except for soils with high values in the surface. The potassium-supplying capacity of the soils was assessed by fractionation of the potassium into water-soluble, exchangeable, difficultly exchangeable, hydrochloric acid-soluble, and total potassium. In Frodsley sandy loam approximately 35 per cent. of the exchangeable potassium appeared in the water-soluble form, which suggested that there may be moderate losses from this soil by leaching. Ten minutes' boiling with normal nitric acid released only about 90 per cent. more potassium than was present in the exchangeable fraction. Boiling normal nitric acid extracted much less potassium from some samples of this soil type than did cold normal ammonium chloride from others, because of the great variability of exchangeable potassium. Concentrated hydrochloric acid dissolved a further 0.60.7 m-equiv./100 g on the average. These low values for the two latter fractions are taken to indicate the poverty of this soil type in reserves of potassium and, with the relatively low values for the exchangeable fraction, explain the widespread responses to potassium reported in field experiments. Examination of the minerals of the clay fraction of Frodsley sandy loam supported the chemical data in regard to the poor potassium status of these soils. Separation of sand, silt, and clay from the B horizons of two profiles showed that much of the total potassium was present in the coarser fractions of the soil. Type A, a soil associated with Frodsley sandy loam on river terraces, had a similar potassium status. Soils formed on dolerite were significantly higher in all categories of potassium.



1974 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATT K. JOHN

Total Zn and seven measures of extractable Zn in horizons of seven soil profiles declined with increasing depth of sampling within the profile. Although not invariabily found, some extractants removed more Zn from the deepest horizons of some profiles than from the horizon sampled immediately above. This distribution pattern was more pronounced for extractable than total Zn. From 27 horizon samples containing an average of 108 ppm total Zn, 2 N MgCl2, DTPA, North Carolina, Morgan, N KCl, acidic NH4Ac, and 0.01 M CaCl2 extractants solubilized an average of 4.14, 3.77, 3.37, 1.99, 1.82, 1.64, and 0.69 ppm Zn, respectively. Extractable Zn values were positively correlated with total Zn, organic matter, percentage clay, and cation-exchange capacity, but inversely related to soil pH, base saturation, and percentage sand. Zinc concentrations in corn and in oats grown on the horizon samples were best correlated with amounts extracted by 2 N MgCl2, acidic NH4Ac, and N KCl. Regressions on extractable Zn and soil pH accounted for as much as 74 and 55% of variations in Zn content of corn and oats, respectively.



RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (71) ◽  
pp. 67260-67270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Liu ◽  
Xiao Zhao ◽  
Zhengqing Cai ◽  
Bing Han ◽  
Dongye Zhao

Aggregation and stability of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in aqueous solutions were investigated with two polysaccharide stabilizers (carboxymethyl cellulose and a water soluble starch) and a natural organic matter (leonardite humic acid).



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