In Brazil, along with the expansion of clonal forestry, the management of more productive and more nutrient-demanding genotypes has led to the appearance of micronutrient deficiency symptoms, mainly of boron (B), and more recently, of copper (Cu) and of zinc (Zn), especially in Cerrado areas. The purpose of this study was to evaluate three extraction solutions to determine Zn availability (Mehlich-1, Mehlich-3 and DTPA pH 7.3) for eucalyptus seedlings grown in a greenhouse, on six Cerrado soil samples, and to […]

Two species of coffee (Coffea arabica L. and Coffea canephora Pierre) are cultivated in Brazil, but most research on Zn fertilization to date has focused on C. arabica. This study was carried out to determine the functional relationship between soil Zn availability determined by DTPA and Mehlich-1 extractors and Zn content in coffee plants belonging to the species C. arabica, cv. Mundo Novo IAC 379-19 (MN) and C. canephora, cv. Apoatã IAC 2258 (AP), as well as grafted plants (MN/AP). […]

The objective of this research was to evaluate a modified ion exchange resin method for Mn and Fe extraction from soils. Forty-four soil samples presenting low, medium, and high Mn and medium to high Fe concentrations were used. Maize and soybeans plants were grown as test plants in a pot experiment in a greenhouse. Soil samples were analyzed for Mn and Fe using the modified ion exchange resin, DTPA, AB-DTPA, Mehlich-1, and Mehlich-3 methods. The correlation coefficients between soil Mn […]

Heavy metal components in solid urban waste composts have been one of the main causes of concern in relation to its use on agricultural soils. On this background, a field experiment was carried out to study the effects of successive compost application on Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn contents in a Typic Hapludox, in sugarcane plants, as well as on the phytoavailability of these metals as assessed by chemical extractors (DTPA, 0,1 mol L-1 HCl and Mehlich-3). The […]

Procedures based on modifications of chemical properties are potentially useful for mitigating phytotoxicity of heavy metals in soils. However, it is difficult to predict the effects of different ameliorating agents on the bioavailability of heavy metals in soil simultaneously contaminated with several metals. This study was developed in a soil from a dumping site of a zinc extraction and manufacturing industry-Companhia Mineira de Metais-CMM, located at Três Marias (MG), to assess content, fractioning and bioavailability of Zn, Cd, Cu and […]

A greenhouse experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of urban waste compost on soil fertility and on total and extracted contents (DTPA 0.005 mol L-1 pH 7.3) of the elements Fe, Mn, Zn and Ni in a sandy Red-Yellow Podzolic soil (Ultisol). The yield of dry matter of Sorghum bicolor plants and the content of P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn and Ni were evaluated in plant tops as a function of compost rates of 0, 12.5, […]

The effect of sewage sludge pelletization added at rates of 0, 1 and 5% (v/v) of dry material was studied on corn growth and absorption of Zn, Cu and Ni, with or without the addition of CaCO3 to increase soil pH to 6.0. Three Hapludox soil samples from the State of São Paulo, Brazil, “latossolo roxo”, “latossolo vermelho-escuro” e “latossolo vermelho-amarelo” (LR , LE and LV, respectively) were used in a greenhouse experiment conducted in Campinas, State of São Paulo, […]