This study compares the effectiveness of multi-micronutrient formulations containing iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn) with traditional (EDTA, DTPA, HEEDTA, and EDDHAm) or novel chelates (o,p-EDDHA, S,S-EDDS, and IDHA) and natural complexing agents (gluconate and lignosulfonate). The stability and reactivity of the formulations were studied on batch experiments with calcareous soil and b...

ABSTRACT- The present research was conducted to study K forms and fixation in soils of southern Iran (Hormozgan Province) with aridic and aridic-ustic regimes and to address the relations between soil mineralogy and potassium forms. Thirteen surface soil samples (0-25 cm) were collected from different regions and analyzed in laboratory. Illite and feldspar and mica are the major clay and soil m...

the release of fe from soil solid phases into soil solution is a dynamic process that regulates the continuous supply of this element to growing plants. to ascertain the pattern of fe release, the kinetics of fe release from six soils by diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (dtpa) solution were investigated using soil samples taken from two different agroclimatic regions of iran. all soils were c...

zinc­ (zn) is an essential micro­nutrient needed by plants, animals and humans. bioavailability of zn to plant root is controlled through sorption process in soils. to evaluate the effect of citric acid on zn sorption,­ a batch experiment was conducted with two soil samples (s1, s2), that differed in their clay and calcium carbonate contents. three levels of citric acid (0,­ 0.5, 1 mm) and twel...

S.A. Shahid et al. (eds.), Developments in Soil Salinity Assessment and Reclamation: Innovative Thinking and Use of Marginal Soil and Water Resources in Irrigated Agriculture, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-5684-7_14, © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013 Abstract Geographical distribution of soil salinity, alkalinity, calcicity, soil texture, and organic matter (grid system-log distance of ...

the role of calcite as related to the chemical behavior of boron (b) in calcareous soils was investigated through an assessment of b adsorption and desorption reactions on and from calcite in four ratios of solid to solution rate, three levels of ionic strength, and within a ph range of 7.5 to 11.5. experimental data indicated that b adsorption is increased by an increase in the solid to soluti...