Vol. 9 (4) : July-August 2018 issue
Green Farming Vol. 9 (4) : 662-665 ; July-August, 2018
Dynamics of zinc fractions in sodic soil under different amendments and levels of zinc sulphate
R. VINOTHINI1, M. BASKAR2*, G. GOMADHI3, K. SIVASUBRAMANIAN4 and P. BALASUBRAMANIAM5
Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tiruchirapalli - 621 712, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (Tamil Nadu)
Designation : 1P.G. Student, 2Associate Professor *(mbaskaruma@gmail.com),
3Assistant Professor, 4Assistant Professor, 5Professor
Subject : Soil Science & Agric. Chemistry; Soil Health & Soil Conservation Engg.
Paper No. : P-7357
Total Pages : 4
Received : 18 July 2018
Revised accepted : 28 July 2018
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Citation :
R. VINOTHINI, M. BASKAR, G. GOMADHI, K. SIVASUBRAMANIAN and P. BALASUBRAMANIAM. 2018. Dynamics of zinc fractions in sodic soil under different amendments and levels of zinc sulphate. Green Farming Vol. 9 (4) : 662-665 ; July-August, 2018
ABSTRACT
An incubation study was conducted to understand the dynamics of Zn fractions in sodic soils due to the application of amendments and zinc sulphate. Various amendments viz., gypsum @ 50 GR + green manure @ 6.25 t ha-1, green leaf manure @ 12.5 t ha-1 and press mud @ 10 t ha-1 were applied alone and in combination with ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 and zinc solubilizing bacteria. The soil was incubated for 45 days. The sampling was done after 15, 30 and 45 days of incubation and then different fractions of Zn were sequentially extracted by different extracting solutions. It is evident from the data that distribution of different fractions of Zn in soil were significantly influenced by amendments and ZnSO4 application and found in order of a water soluble + exchangeable Zn (WSEX-Zn) < organically bound Zn (OM-Zn) < amorphous sesquioxide bound Zn (AFeOX-Zn) < crystalline sesquioxide bound Zn (CFeOX-Zn) < manganese oxide bound Zn (MnOX-Zn) < residual zinc (RES-Zn) fractions. The release of WSEX-Zn, OM-Zn, CFeOX-Zn attained peak at 15 DAI and declined there after upto 45 DAI whereas the MnOX-Zn, AFeOX-Zn, RES-Zn and Total-Zn fractions increased till the end of the experiment. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the transformation of Zn is largely controlled by amendments, ZnSO4 application and zinc solubilizing bacteria due to considerable changes in the chemical and electrochemical properties of soil and thereby influence the transformation of zinc. Application of amendments significantly reduced the pH and ESP of the soil and thereby create the conducive environment for enhancing the Zn availability in sodic soils.
Key words :
Gypsum + GM, GLM, Physico-chemical properties, Press mud, Zinc sulphate, Zinc solubilizing bacteria, Zn fractions.