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Enhancement of iron availability by some organic materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. A. Parsa ,
A. Wallace  and
J. P. Martin
A. A. Parsa
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran
A. Wallace
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA. U.S.A.
J. P. Martin
Affiliation:
Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA. U.S.A.
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Summary

In a preliminary laboratory experiment in Iran, not reported here, 5 out of 30 plant materials incorporated into a highly calcareous soil had a positive effect on increasing the DTPA- (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid)-extractable Fe and all except one significantly increased the vegetative growth of sorghum. The plant materials included Lawsonia inermis L., Malva silvestris L., Zyzyphus nummularia Wak. and Lavandula carnopifolia L. A glasshouse study was repeated with two California soils pretreated with 0·5% Fe2O3 to determine if these organic materials have practical value in making Fe available to plants. A calcareous, Fe-deficient Hacienda (fine-loamy, mixed, thermic aquic natrargid) and a non-calcareous Yolo (fine-silty, mixed, non-acid, thermic typic xerothents). The previously mentioned organic materials and Laminaria saccharina L. (Lamour) were incorporated into the soils at two rates, 15000 and 20000μg/g, as air dry and in ash form. An adequate supply of major and micronutrients other than Fe was ensured. Other treatments included 5 μg Fe/g as FeSO4, Fe-138 chelate and control. All of the plant materials with the exception of L. carnopifolia significantly increased dry-matter yield and Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn uptake by sorghum in the Hacienda soil. In the Yolo soil the above were not significant. Thin-layer chromatography of the extracts of the plant materials revealed the presence of significant quantities of phenolic substances.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 93 , Issue 1 , August 1979 , pp. 115 - 120
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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