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Effective Concentration of Elements in Root Zone of Norway Spruce Stand 16 Years After Fertilization Probed with DGT

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The changes in the availability of selected elements (Ca, Mg, K, Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) 16 years after amphibolite treatment were studied in the root zone of spruce (40 and 80 cm from the stem base) using the diffusive gradient in thin film (DGT) technique. The effective concentrations of some of the tested elements significantly increased (Ca (34 %), Mg (31 %), K (65 %), Al (143 %), Fe (242 %), and Pb (27 %)) in 80 cm distance from the stem, whereas the total and the water-soluble concentrations of the elements did not differ from the control. The changes in effective concentrations of the elements in soil were related to higher vitality of the trees on amended soil in contrast to the control.

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Financial support for these investigations was provided by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, projects NAZV No. QH92087 and QJ1220331, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports project (S grant), and the Czech Science Foundation project No. 13-21409P.

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  1. Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague – Suchdol, Czech Republic

    Michal Jakl

  2. Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Flemingovo náměstí 2, 166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic

    Jana Jaklová Dytrtová

  3. Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague, José Martího 31, 162 52, Prague 6, Czech Republic

    Jana Jaklová Dytrtová

  4. Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague – Suchdol, Czech Republic

    Ivan Kuneš & Martin Baláš

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Jakl, M., Jaklová Dytrtová, J., Kuneš, I. et al. Effective Concentration of Elements in Root Zone of Norway Spruce Stand 16 Years After Fertilization Probed with DGT. Water Air Soil Pollut 226, 339 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-015-2602-4

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