ISSN:
1432-0789
Keywords:
Key words Dissolution
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Open leaching
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Organic acids
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Phosphate rocks
;
Plant uptake
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Rhizosphere
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Geosciences
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract Dissolution of two phosphate rocks (PRS) which vary in their chemical reactivity was examined using two soils in the absence (closed-incubation and open-leaching) and presence (thin-layer) of plants. Greater dissolution was obtained in the presence than in the absence of plants. In the absence of plants, open-leaching resulted in higher dissolution than the closed-incubation system. Removal of the dissolved Ca from the zone of PR dissolution is considered to be the main reason for the increased dissolution in the open-leaching columns. In the case of the thin-layer experiment, removal of Ca and P through plant uptake and the supply of protons (H+) through the release of organic acids are considered to be the main reasons for the enhanced dissolution of PRs in the rhizosphere.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003740050226
