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The effect of heating, drying and steam sterilization on manganese was studied in a number of Indian soils. It was concluded that these measures increased all forms of active manganese, in all the soils. By increasing the temperature upto 250°C and by longer heating the active manganese still increased. Steam sterilization was also effective in releasing the active manganese almost equally. Air drying in sun at an atmospheric temperature of 40–44°C also increased the active manganese to a good extent.
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Singh, M., Pathak, A.N. Effect of heating and steam sterilization on soil manganese. Plant Soil 33, 244–248 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01378214
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