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Soil moisture influence on micronutrient cation availability under aerobic conditions

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The three major soil series comprising the Gezira scheme (Sudan) are Hosh, Suleimi, and Laota. Surface soil samples from each soil series were employed to study the effect of soil moisture on the DTPA-extractable micronutrient cation under aerobic conditions. The study continued for 8 weeks using an incubation technique at two levels of soil moisture (continuously moist and moist/dry cycles). The DTPA-extractable Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn from air-dry soil samples were much higher compared to values from their incubated counterparts. For the three soils the CO2 production (microbial activity) reached the maximum in 5 weeks and then levelled off while the lowest values of micronutrient cation from the incubated soils were obtained between 2 to 8 weeks.

Generally, the study suggests that the hot dry months preceding crop growth should increase clay surface acidity and hence availability of mironutrient cations.

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  1. W. B. Anderson (Graduate Research Assitant)

    Present address: Department of Soil Science, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan

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  1. Soil and Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University, 77843, College Station, TX, USA

    W. B. Anderson (Graduate Research Assitant)

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Adam, A.I., Anderson, W.B. Soil moisture influence on micronutrient cation availability under aerobic conditions. Plant Soil 72, 77–83 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02185096

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