Determination of suitable chemical extraction methods for available zinc content of paddy soils at Thrace Region

This research was carried out in order to determine the zinc status of the paddy soils with different physical and chemical properties of Thrace region as well as to determine the most suitable method for chemical extraction of available zinc content of soils for plant. As a result of the investigation with 12 paddy soils representing the region, it was estimated that the application of increasing amounts of zinc to the soil of pot grown maize to increasing the zinc uptake, dry matter and zinc content of the plant was determined. Nine chemical extraction methods for available zinc contents of soil were used and the reliability of the investigated methods was ranked as: 0.005 r M DTPA+0.01 r M CaCl 2 +0.1 r M TEA; 0.005 r M DTPA+1 r M NH 4 HCO 3 ; 0.01 r M Na 2 EDTA+1 r M (NH 4 ) 2 CO 3 ; 0.01 r N Na 2 EDTA+1 r N NH 4 Oac; 0.01 r N Na 2 EDTA; 1 r N NH 4 Oac; 2 r N MgCl 2 ; 0.05 r N HCl+0.025 r N H 2 SO 4 ; 0.01 r M Hidrocinon. The method for extraction with 0.005 r M DTPA+0.01 r M CaCl 2 +0.01 r M TEA solution which not only owns the highest correlation coefficient but also enables determination of Fe, Mn and Cu concentrations in addition to Zn amount, could be recommended as the most suitable one for the investigated soils.