Efficiency of MGDA and GLDA ligands in extracting plant-available Zn from calcareous soils: kinetics and optimization of extraction conditions
Abstract
Abstract The selection of an appropriate soil nutrient-availability index, exhibiting high correlations with crop responses, is the first step in a soil-testing program. This study aimed to test if the quantity and rate of zinc (Zn) release from calcareous soils by two new extracting ligands provide suitable Zn availability indices for maize (Zea mays L.) or not. To this end, Zn extraction from diverse calcareous soils by three concentrations (0.005, 0.05, and 0.1 mol L−1) of...