Abstract
Background and Aims
Management options to reduce the negative impacts of iron (Fe2+) toxicity in lowland rice (Oryza sativa L.) are limited. Improving productivity and ensuring sustainability of such systems requires a sound ecophysiological understanding of this widespread problem.
Methods
The effectiveness of dolomite [CaMg (CO3)2] application to increase the availability of soil phosphorus (P) to rice plants, and to decrease the bioavailability of Fe2+ was tested at two locations, one with and one without effects of Fe2+ toxicity. We used a Fe2+-susceptible and a Fe2+-tolerant rice variety, with and without the application of dolomite at a rate of 1 t ha−1for three consecutive seasons. In a pot experiment, we studied the shoot and root growth, and soil and plant P and Fe nutrition with the application of 0, 1 and 10 t ha−1 of dolomite in an iron-toxicity affected soil.
Key Results
With the application of dolomite, both in the field and in the pot experiment, the exchangeable soil Fe2+ concentration decreased with an increase in soil pH and P availability. Plant height, shoot and root dry weight, grain yield, and P and potassium content increased, whereas the organ Fe concentration and content decreased with a greater response by the Fe2+-susceptible rice variety than by the tolerant variety, and with the greatest effect at the Fe2+-toxicity-affected site.
Conclusion
Application of dolomite to lowland rice fields affected by Fe2+ toxicity can increase grain yield, while reducing the negative impacts of Fe2+ toxicity. The magnitude of these positive responses would vary depending on variety, season and soil conditions.
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We thank G. Wijesuriya and WMN Wanninayake for technical assistance. This study was supported by grant number C/5140-1 from the International Foundation for Science, Sweden in 2011.
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Suriyagoda, L., Sirisena, D., Somaweera, K. et al. Incorporation of dolomite reduces iron toxicity, enhances growth and yield, and improves phosphorus and potassium nutrition in lowland rice (Oryza sativa L). Plant Soil 410, 299–312 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-3012-0
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