ABSTRACT Mehlich-1 soil extract is currently used in Rio Grande do Sul (RS) and Santa Catarina (SC) States, in Brazil, to evaluate soil phosphorus available to plants and Mehlich-1 is sensitive to soil buffering capacity. This limitation is overcome partly by soil separation into buffering classes based on soil clay content. However, soil clay content has some technical and operational limitations, such as the underestimation of soil clay levels in soils under no-till. The aim of this study was to […]

Based on the assumption that silicate application can raise soil P availability for crops, the aim of this research was to compare the effect of silicate application on soil P desorption with that of liming, in evaluations based on two extractors and plant growth. The experiment was carried out in randomized blocks with four replications, in a 3 × 3 × 5 factorial design, in which three soil types, three P rates, and four soil acidity correctives were evaluated in […]

Knowledge on the phosphorus capacity factor (PCF) of soils of the state of Paraíba is important to improve the interpretation of the available phosphorus (P) content and the recommendation of phosphate fertilization in soils of the State. The objective of this study was to evaluate the parameters of P adsorption isotherms (Langmuir and Freundlich) by the techniques of non-linear regression and linearization, in soil samples of the state of Paraíba, and to correlate the values of these parameters with chemical […]

The application of silicates to soils can result in increased soil cation exchange capacity (CEC), displace anions, especially H2PO4– (diacid phosphate), neutralize the pH and Al toxicity and, in general, increase the nutrient availability to plants. However, calcium silicates may be less efficient than calcium carbonates. To evaluate the effect of calcium carbonate substitution by calcium silicate on the soil chemical properties, especially on phosphorus availability, four experiments were conducted in an entirely randomized design with four replications, in a […]

Rice cropped under waterlogged conditions may present symptoms of nutritional disorders similar to those caused by iron (Fe) toxicity. The symptoms do not occur in the same intensity in all cultivars and are more frequent in modern cultivars. The aim of our study was to evaluate the plant capacity of oxidizing reduced iron (Fe2+)on the root surface in green house conditions, comparing two rice cultivars (BR IRGA 409 and EPAGRI 108) with different degrees of susceptibility to iron toxicity and […]

Redox processes affect the reactivity of iron oxides and this can affect the P availability in soils. To evaluate how this processes can affect phosphorus availability, this study was carried out with six Uruguayan soils, which differed in their parent material, and subjected to alternation of the flooded-drained conditions. Soil samples (0-15 cm) of the A horizon, were flooded during 0, 5, 15 and 45 days, drained and sampled after 21 days of air-drying. Fe extracted by ammonium oxalate at […]

The application of a surface complexation model to determine the effect of the pH and the phosphate concentration in the soil solution on the adsorption of phosphorus in two acric soils, was evaluated. Surface and subsurface samples were collected from two Oxisols of Ribeirão Preto and Guaíra, northern of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, in 1993. The samples were incubated with increasing amounts of calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid to change the pH. The adsorption curves were obtained by […]