Effects of acidity at high soil zinc, copper, and manganese on peanut, rice, and soybean

Plant availability of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and manganese (Mn) are affected not only by the extractable concentration, but also by soil pH. However, the effect of acidity on uptake at high soil test levels of these nutrient elements is not clear. Three greenhouse experiments were conducted to eval...

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Published in:Communications in soil science and plant analysis 1999-05, Vol.30 (9/10), p.1371-1384
Main Authors: Borkert, C.M, Cox, F.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
Arachis hypogaea
Biological and medical sciences
Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties
copper
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Glycine max
manganese
Mineral components. Ionic and exchange properties
mineral excess
nutrient availability
nutrient uptake
Oryza sativa
Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils
phytotoxicity
soil pH
Soil science
zinc
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Summary:Plant availability of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and manganese (Mn) are affected not only by the extractable concentration, but also by soil pH. However, the effect of acidity on uptake at high soil test levels of these nutrient elements is not clear. Three greenhouse experiments were conducted to evaluate the influence of pH on soil and plant tissue concentrations of Zn, Cu, and Mn and on the growth of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.), rice (Oryza sativa L.), and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Two Inceptisols and five Utisols that had received large amounts of Zn and/or Cu were used. Treatments included three replications of five pH levels from 5.0 to 7.0. Likewise, soil Mn was affected little between pH 6.0 and 7.0, but there was an acidity by soil interaction between pH 5.0 and 6.0. Plant Zn increased with increasing soil Zn and decreased with increasing soil pH. Zn in peanut and soybean also appeared to decrease with higher levels of soil Cu. Plant Mn also decreased with increasing soil pH. Plant Cu was not affected consistently by soil pH. Toxicity was expressed by a decrease in dry weight with increasing soil dm(-3), but it was not clear from these data if this limit would be altered by a change in soil pH. A similar effect was shown for soybean. Soybean dry weight decreased with decreasing pH, but the opposite effect was noted for rice, apparently because of a pH effect on iron (Fe) utilization.
ISSN:0010-3624
1532-2416
DOI:10.1080/00103629909370293