ABSTRACT Soils of natural grasslands in the Amazon region play an essential role in local food production and preservation of the Amazon rainforest. However, in general, these soils have high acidity, which limits irrigated rice production. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of liming and irrigation management on the dynamics of soil reduction, nutrients in the soil solution, nutrition, and aboveground plant biomass in natural fields soil in southern Amazonia, Brazil. The experiment evaluated the correction […]

Iron toxicity is recognized as the most widely distributed nutritional disorder in flooded and irrigated rice (Oryza sativa L.), derived from the excessive amounts of ferrous ions (Fe 2+) generated by the reduction of iron oxides. The effects of water management on the redox potential of a flooded Albaqualf soil and on iron toxicity symptoms in rice were evaluated in a greenhouse experiment. Treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replications, and consisted of five water […]