Evaluation of multi-nutrient extractants for determination of available P,K, and micronutrient cations in soil |
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Authors: | Sanjay K Sharma Ankita Sharma Surinder Rana Naveen Kumar |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Soil Science, Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur (HP), India;2. Department of Agronomy, Forages and Grassland Management, Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur (HP), India |
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Abstract: | Sixty soil samples (0–0.15 m depth) collected randomly from different districts of Himachal Pradesh were used to evaluate ammonium bicarbonate-diethylenetriaminepenta acetic acid (AB-DTPA) and acid ammonium acetate-ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (AAAc-EDTA) over standard methods for P, K, and micronutrient cations. Among Olsen P, Bray P1, AB-DTPA P, and AAAc-EDTA P, available P (kg ha?1) varied from 7.8 to 44.3, 9.5 to 61.1, 6.5 to 38.8, 10.5 to 52.1; available K (kg ha?1) among NH4OAc, AB-DTPA, and AAAc-EDTA ranged from 103.6 to 372.3, 86.6 to 364.9, and 74.6 to 362.5. In case of micronutrients cations, AB-DTPA in general, extracted more amounts as compared to DTPA alone. AAAc-EDTA correlated highly with the Olsen P. AB-DTPA-K and AAAc-EDTA-K correlated well with standard method (NH4OAc) however; AAAc-EDTA had higher correlation with AB-DTPA for K extractability. Among methods for micronutrients highest significant correlations were observed between AB-DTPA and DTPA for Cu, Fe, and Zn. |
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Keywords: | AAAc-EDTA AB-DTPA micronutrient cations |
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