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Zinc fractions and nutrition of maize (Zea mays L.) as affected by Olsen-P levels in soil

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Zinc (Zn) deficiency with large phosphorus (P) application for plant nutrition is commonly an investigated antagonistic interaction. However, required P fertilization for optimum grain yield with desirable grain Zn content is a major constraint owing to poor understanding of relationships between P application rates, residual P accumulated in the soil after surplus fertilizer P applications, and soil Zn transformations together with plant Zn uptake. Results showed that the effect of added P fertilizer was more pronounced with decreasing availability of water-soluble and exchangeable (WS), specifically adsorbed (SPAD), Mn-Oxide bound (MnOX), amorphous Fe-oxides (FeOX), and organically bound (OM) zinc fractions in ‘high’ P (22.5–50 kg ha−1) soils than ‘medium’ (12.5–22.5 kg ha−1) and ‘low’ P (< 12.5 kg ha−1) soils. Further, the addition of farmyard manure (FYM) significantly improved the availability of all the soil Zn fractions. Plant Zn uptake decreases with P additions of 39 and 52 kg P ha−1 by 20 and 26% in ‘high’ P soils, 15 and 26% in ‘medium’ P soils, and 6 and 12% in low P soils respectively, indicating higher Olsen-P levels restricts the translocation of Zn from roots to above-ground parts of the plant. Maximum grain Zn content averaging 30 mg kg−1 over three years was observed at Olsen-P level of 21.5 mg kg−1. Path analysis highlighted that extractable OM and MnOX fractions in ‘high’ P soils, WS and FeOX fractions in ‘medium’ P, and WS fractions in low P soils were the most prevalent fractions that contribute towards Zn uptake of maize plants.

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We thank the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, for providing the necessary funding for this project and Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, for providing the necessary facilities to support the research work.

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Singh, J., Dhaliwal, S.S. & Mavi, M.S. Zinc fractions and nutrition of maize (Zea mays L.) as affected by Olsen-P levels in soil. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst 120, 257–269 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-021-10143-8

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