Interactions between aluminium, phosphorus and pH in the response of barley to soil acidity
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Two acid soils showing different Al solubility as a function of pH were limed to a range of pH values (in 10−2M CaCl2) between 4.1 and 5.6. The apparent critical pH for the growth of barley in pots was 0.25 lower in the soil showing lower Al solubility. The addition of phosphate reduced exchangeable and soluble Al in the soils, and lowered the apparent critical pH by 0.35 while maintaining the difference between the soils. The Al concentration at the critical pH, measured after cropping to take account of the treatment effects on soil Al, also varied with soil and with phosphate addition. These apparent critical values of both pH and soluble Al varied linearly with available phosphate, over the range 18 to 73 mg P/kg soil, as follows: pH from 4.9 to 4.3; soluble Al, from 0.010 mM to 0.056 mM; and the soluble Ca/Al mole ratio, from 1270 to 214.
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Aluminium Barley Phosphate pH Soil acidityPreview
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