Integration of chemical extraction methods and X-ray diffraction can broaden understanding of K+ forms and reserves in soil fractions, and their potential release to plants. The aim of this study was to use chemical extraction methods to estimate mineral reserves of K+ in sand, silt, and clay from subtropical soils; to associate extraction mechanisms with the forms of K+ released; and to monitor the dynamic of K+ release in a kinetics study. The sand, silt, and clay fractions of the […]

In acid soils of a more tropical environment containing smectites, as well as in highly buffered subtropical soils containing Al hydroxide interlayered smectite (HIS) or vermiculite (HIV), the values of exchangeable Al, extracted by KCl solution (Al-KCl), may be exceptionally high, but not always toxic to the crops. This “exchangeable” Al does not come solely from electrostatic sites. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the Al extracted from the soil by KCl and ammonium oxalate solutions, and clay […]

The variety of soils in the State of Acre is wide and their chemical profiles are still not fully understood. The nature of the material of origin of these soils is indicated by the high aluminium (Al) content, commonly associated with high calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) contents. The study objective was to use different methods to quantify Al in soils from toposequences formed from material of a sedimentary nature originating from the Solimões Formation, in Acre, Brazil. Trenches were […]

Besides the typically low levels of secondary 2:1 minerals found in the clay fraction of soils in tropical and subtropical climates, the small mineral size and low crystallinity make their analyses by X-ray difractometry (XRD) difficult. This study aimed to evaluate physical and chemical methods for concentrating secondary 2:1 minerals in the clay fraction to facilitate their identification by XRD. Also, it was sought to analyze the nature of the minerals regarding the sites of origin of permanent charges (tetrahedral […]