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Evaluation of soil extractants for Mn availability and response of wheat to applied Mn in soils of semi-arid zone of Punjab, India

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Seven chemical extractants were tested for their relative performance to predict the response of wheat to Mn application in coarse textured alkaline soils of semi-arid region. Five out of the seven extractants were found to be promising for the estimation of critical level of available Mn in these soils, as the amount of Mn extracted by these extractants was positively and significantly correlated with relative grain yield as well as Mn uptake. The critical deficiency level of soil available Mn with 0.005 M DTPA, 0.02% hydroquinone, 0.02 N sodium pyrophosphate, 0.1N H3PO4 and 0.05N HCl+0.025N H2SO4 was 3.1, 13.8, 23.5, 5.3 and 17.8 mg kg-1 soil, respectively. The 1N ammonium acetate and 0.01M CaCl2 were found to be unsuitable extractants for these soils. Further field trials at eight locations with varying levels of Mn deficiency showed successive increase in the grain yield of wheat with foliar Mn application, emphasizing the need for Mn fertilization when wheat is grown on Mn deficient soils.

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  1. Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana –, 141 004, India

    R.L. Bansal & V.K. Nayyar

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Bansal, R., Nayyar, V. Evaluation of soil extractants for Mn availability and response of wheat to applied Mn in soils of semi-arid zone of Punjab, India. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 53, 139–146 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009754724227

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