Effect of foliar and soil applied zinc on soil test levels,herbage composition,and yields of alfalfa

Abstract

Forages in the Northeast generally do not contain enough Zn to meet the National Research Council (NRC) recommended allowance for dairy cattle (40 mg/kg Zn). A study was undertaken to determine if foliar or soil application of Zn could increase Zn levels in alfalfa herbage to the NRC recommended allowance.

Alfalfa was treated with Zn by foliar applications of 0.34 and 0.68 kg/ha and soil application of 4.07 kg/ha. An untreated check was also included in the study. Average herbage Zn levels were 33.1 and 50.1 mg/kg for the low and high foliar applications, respectively. These levels were significantly higher than that of the check, 18.9 kg/ha. Average herbage Zn levels for the soil applied Zn treatment was 23.4 mg/kg. This level was also significantly higher than that of the check.

Although foliar Zn application significantly raised herbage Zn levels above those of the check, the results were erratic. The 40 mg/kg level was reached only one‐third of the time with the 0.34 kg/ha foliar application and two‐thirds of the time with the 0.68 kg/ha foliar application. Due to lower yields in comparison with cut 1, foliar application was more effective in raising herbage Zn levels in cuts 2 and 3. Foliar application of Zn does not appear to be a reliable means of insuring adequate herbage Zn levels for dairy cattle.     

Vegetative responses of silage cats fertilized in the growth chamber with various levels of N and K

Oats (Avena sativa L.) are often harvested for silage in the Great Lakes states. The objective of this research was to obtain additional information on the response of oats to N and K fertilization. ‘Froker’ spring oats were grown from seed under 27 C day/21 C night temperatures in a growth chamber. The soil was a 4:1 mixture of Dodge silt loam soil (Typic Argiudoll) and sand that contained low levels of N and K. The potted plants were fertilized with 0, 50, 100, and 200 kg/ha of N as NH₄NO₃ in all combinations with 0, 200, and 400 kg/ha of K as KC1. Plants were harvested at early inflorescence emergence (43 days after seeding). Fertilization with N significantly increased the dry matter yields (g/pot) of the herbage and total plant, the number of axillary tillers/pot, and herbage N percentage. Root yields were increased only with the first increment of N. Nitrogen fertilization had no significant effect on height of the primary shoots and herbage K percentage. The first increment of K (200 kg K/ha) significantly increased herbage and total plant dry matter yields, while the second increment (400 kg K/ha) gave no further yield increases. However, number of axillary tillers/pot and herbage K percentage were increased significantly with each higher K rate. Potassium fertilization had no significant effect on root yield, primary shoot height, and herbage N percentage. It was concluded that the vegetative growth of oats is very responsive to N fertilization to the highest rate applied (200 kg N/ha), but responds only to the first increment of K (200 kg K/ha).     

Response of corn to plowed‐down and disked‐in Zn as zinc sulfate

Abstract

A field investigation was conducted to compare the efficacy of plowed‐down and disked‐in Zn as ZnSO₄.H₂O in correcting Zn deficiency of corn (Zea mays L.). The soil, Buchanan fine sandy loam, was nearneutral in pH and contained 0.7 ppm of EDTA‐extractable Zn and 1.4 ppm of dilute HCl‐H₂SO₄ extractable P. Application of 6.72 kg Zn/ha as ZnSO₄.H₂O corrected Zn deficiency of corn plants on the soil. Corn grain yields and Zn concentrations in tissue samples indicated that the plowed‐down and disked‐in Zn were about equally effective in correcting Zn deficiency where the level of Zn application was 6.72 kg/ha.     

Zinc fertilization in rice-wheat cropping system under upland calcareous soil

Zinc (Zn) fertilization is important for Zn crop biofortification as well as increasing yields, thus proper Zn recommendations for soil application is needed for Zn deficient soils. The effectiveness of Zn applications was evaluated in different combinations of rates (2.5, 5.0, 7.5, and 10.0?kg?ha^?1 per year) and frequencies (initial, alternate, and every year) in rice (Oriza sativa L.) – wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropping system in a Zn-deficient upland calcareous soil in the fourth year. Zn applications to rice at 7.5 and 10?kg?ha^?1 of alternate year and 5.0 to 10?kg?ha^?1 of every year had the highest rice equivalent yield as compared to no-Zn treatment. Hence, Zn application to rice at 7.5?kg?ha^?1 at alternate years is the lowest rate at which highest rice equivalent yield of rice-wheat cropping system can be obtained.     

Immobilization of Zinc Fertilizer in Flooded Soils Monitored by Adapted DTPA Soil Test

Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a persistent problem in flooded rice (Oryza sativa L.). Severe Zn deficiency causes loss of grain yield, and rice grains with low Zn content contribute to human nutritional Zn deficiencies. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) extraction method for use with reduced soils and to assess differences in plant availability of native and fertilizer Zn from oxidized and reduced soils. The DTPA‐extractable Zn decreased by 60% through time after flooding when the extraction was done on field‐moist soil but remained at original levels when air‐dried prior to extraction. In a pot experiment with one calcareous and one noncalcareous soil, moist‐soil DTPA‐extractable Zn and plant Zn uptake both decreased after flooding compared with the oxidized soil treatment for both soils. In the flooded treatment of the calcareous soil, both plant and soil Zn concentrations were equal to or less than critical deficiency levels even after fertilization with 50 kg Zn ha^?1. We concluded that Zn availability measurements for rice at low redox potentials should be made on reduced soil rather than air‐dry soil and that applied Zn fertilizer may become unavailable to plants after flooding.     

锌胁迫对重金属富集植物黑麦草养分吸收和锌积累的影响

采用土培根袋试验研究了锌胁迫对重金属富积累植物黑麦草4个品种生长，N、P、K养分及Zn吸收积累的影响。结果表明，Zn在一定范围内（0～520mg／kg）促进了黑麦草生长，RTI（根系耐性指数）≥1.0（0～520mg／kg Zn^2＋）。在Zn^2＋≤260mg／kg（根系）或Zn^2＋≤520mg／kg（地上部）时，黑麦草吸收N、P、K并未受到抑制。植株地上部和根系最大N、P、K含量大多出现在生物量最大或次高的260，520mg／kg Zn^2＋处理中。黑麦草植株Zn含量随Zn胁迫的增加而增加，以泰德植株Zn含量和对Zn的转运率最高（其植株Zn地上部最大含量为583.9mg／kg DW，加Zn处理的S／R〉1）。     

CUMULATIVE AND RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF ZINC SULFATE ON GRAIN YIELD,ZINC, IRON,AND COPPER CONCENTRATION IN CORN AND WHEAT

Re-application of zinc (Zn) sulfate for corn (Zea mays L.) production in rotation of wheat-corn has varied effects on yield of crops grown in Zn deficient soils. Therefore, this study was done as split plots in a complete randomized block design (CRBD) where the main plots were control with and without Zn application in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production. Sub-plots were of control, without Zn fertilizer, base application of 75 kg per hectare (kg Zn ha^?1), 25% and 50% less than base application and as foliar spray in combination with the 4 soil Zn treatments for corn production. Effect of previous Zn application on grain Zn concentration of corn was significant (P < 0.01). Zinc concentrations in treatments of without previous Zn (nil Zn) application and with Zn application were 28.1 and 31.8 mg kg^?1, respectively. Soil application of 75 kg ha^?1 and foliar application of Zn sulfate gave the highest yield (8853 kg ha^?1) showed an increase of 25 percent in compared with nil-Zn. Although re-application of Zn has small effect on yield, but resulted in was the highest grain concentration.     

Assessment of ZN Interaction with Nutrient Cations in Alkaline Soil and its Effect on Plant Growth

An experiment was conducted to assess the zinc (Zn) availability to wheat in alkaline soils during Rabi 2009–2010. Wheat seedlings in pots having 2 kg alkaline sandy soil per pot were treated with 5, 10 and 15 kg Zn ha^?1 as soil and with 0.5 and 1.0% zinc sulfate (ZnSO₄) as foliar application. Results showed that Zn increasing levels in soil helped in phosphorus uptake up to boot stage but its conversion to grain portion lacked in Zn treated plants. Potassium (K) uptake also increased up to 6.24% in boot stage with treatment of 10 kg Zn ha^?1 + 1.0% ZnSO₄ foliar spray. Zinc (Zn) concentration increased in plant tissues with the increasing level of Zn application but this disturbed the phosphorus (P)-Zn interaction and, thus, both of the nutrients were found in lesser quantities in grains compared to the control. Despite of the apparent sufficient Zn level in soil (1.95 mg kg^?1), improvement in growth and yield parameters with Zn application indicate that the soil was Zn deplete in terms of plant available Zn. The above findings suggest that the figure Zn sufficiency in alkaline soil (1.0 mg kg^?1) should be revised in accordance to the nature and type of soils. Furthermore, foliar application of Zn up to 1.0% progressively increased yield but not significantly; and it was recommended that higher concentrations might be used to confirm foliar application of Zn as a successful strategy for increasing plant zinc levels.     

Effect of Sources,Methods and Time of Application of Zinc on Productivity,Zinc Uptake and Use Efficiency of Oats (Avena Sativa L.) Under Zinc Defficient Condition

A field experiment conducted at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India showed that oats (Avena sativa L.) responded (grain yield increase) to zinc (Zn) fertilizer and coating of oat seeds with Zn sulfate or Zn oxide is the best practice. Zinc fertilizer applied to soil, deep placement (5 cm below the seed placement) was superior for growth and yield than soil surface (broadcast) application. Delaying Zn application to 25 days after sowing (first irrigation) was inferior to Zn application at sowing. Partial factor productivity (PFP) of applied Zn varied from 700–2,024 kg grain kg Zn^?1, agronomic efficiency (AE) varied from 62–428 kg grain increase kg^?1 Zn (applied) and physiological efficiency (PE) of Zn varied from 1,822–3,221 kg grain kg^?1 Zn (absorbed). The crop recovery efficiency (CRE) varied from 3.1–17.7%. Thus, adequate Zn fertilizer of oats can lead to higher grain yield and higher Zn concentration in grain (improved quality for human nutrition) under Zn deficient soil.     

Effect of sowing density and flooding on the comparative phosphorus requirement of Trifolium balansae and Trifolium svbterraneum

The effect of sowing density and flooding on the phosphorus (P) requirement of Trifolium balansae and Trifolium subterraneum, two pasture legumes grown in Western Australia, is not known and was compared in two pot experiments and one field experiment. The average weight of one seed was 0.5 mg for T. balansae in all experiments, compared with 7.0 mg for T. subterraneum in the pot experiments and 5.0 mg in the field experiment. Either the same weight or number of seed of T. balansae as T. subterraneum was sown. The soils in the pot experiments were either maintained near field capacity or flooded. The P requirement was determined from the amount of P required to produce 90% of the largest or maximum dry herbage yield. In the pot experiments, T balansae sown using 63 mg seed/pot (126 seed/pot) required the least P, followed by T. subterraneum sown using 63 mg seed/pot (9 seeds/pot). T balansae sown using 4.5 mg seed/pot (9 seed/pot) required the most P. Flooding had no effect on the P requirements of the two species in one soil. However in the other soil, flooding increased, by about 36%, the P requirements of both species sown using 63 mg seed/pot compared with a 4% increase for T balansae sown using 4.5 mg seed/pot. In the field experiment, T. subterraneum sown at 100 kg seed/ha required the least P, followed by T balansae sown using 100 kg seed/ha, with T balansae sown using 10 kg/ha (i.e. the same number of seeds as T. subterraneum) requiring the most P. However, differences decreased with increasing time from sowing and there was little difference at 133 days after sowing. In the pot experiments, production of dried tops per plant was up to five times greater for the low plant density treatments for both the field capacity and flooded treatments. It is concluded that sowing density and flooding can affect the comparative P requirements of T. balansae and T. subterraneum.     

QUANTIFYING THE RESIDUAL VALUE OF ZINC FOR CANOLA PRODUCTION DUE TO REMOVAL OF ZINC IN SHOOTS AND GRAIN AND CONTINUED REACTION OF ZINC WITH SOIL

About half of the almost 18 million ha used for agriculture in southwestern Australia were initially acutely zinc (Zn) deficient. Canola (oilseed rape, Brassica napus L.) is a recent crop species grown in the region and there is only limited information on its Zn requirements. In the glasshouse pot study reported here five levels of Zn (0, 0.8, 1.6, 3.2, and 6.4 mg Zn pot^?1) were applied before sowing the first canola crop on an acid sandy loam, and shoot and grain yield responses to applied Zn, and removal of Zn in the shoots and grain, were measured for five successive crops grown to maturity. Before sowing each crop, canola seed was treated with fluquinconazole to successfully control blackleg disease [Leptosphaeria maculans (Desm.) Ces. et de Not.]. Soil samples were collected from each pot before sowing each crop, and after harvesting the last crop, to measure the Zn extracted from soil by diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) (soil test Zn). Removal of Zn in shoots and grain, and continued reaction of applied Zn by soil, both decreased the effectiveness of applied Zn for successive crops. For all five crops about 71% of the low levels of Zn applied (0.8, 1.6 mg Zn pot^?1) were removed in shoots and grain of the five crops, compared with about 46% for the larger levels of Zn applied (3.2 and 6.4 mg Zn pot^?1). Corresponding values for Zn removed in the grain was about 56 and 30%. Soil test Zn decreased with time since Zn application. The decrease could not all be explained by Zn removed in shoots and grain and was attributed to continued reaction of Zn with soil. For the soil type used, the relationship between either grain yield or total yield (shoots plus grain at maturity), and soil test Zn, was similar for each crop. Therefore, the soil test Zn that was related to 90% of the maximum grain or total yield (critical soil test Zn) was about 0.35 mg Zn kg^?1 soil for each crop.     

Zinc regulation in Blackbeans (Phaseolus vulgaris (L.))

Abstract

Blackbeans (Phaseolus vulgaris (L.) var ‘Black Turtle') were grown on a Lakeland soil in a factorial growth chamber experiment with 0 and 8 ppm added Zn; 0, 20, 40, 80, and 160 ppm added P; and under two temperature regimes ‐ a 28°C/23°C (day/night) temperature and a 20°C/15°C (day/night) temperature. Blackbeans were also grown at two field sites in Southern Manitoba which were selected for their low supply of available zinc. Zinc, at 0 and 15 kg/ha, and phosphorus, at 0, 100, 200, 400, and 800 kg P₂0₅/ha vere disced into the soil in a factorial experiment.

Blackbean zinc uptake was much greater at the higher temperature, while phosphorus uptake was not similarly affected by temperature. Blackbean phosphorus uptake was regulated by the plant when sufficient Zn was present but was not regulated at low plant Zn levels. At low blackbean Zn levels, plant uptake of phosphorus further decreased blackbean Zn uptake. Blackbean Zn uptake was not affected by phosphorus concentration as long as Zn levels remained sufficiently high.     

外源锌对水稻植株镉的累积差异分析

通过水稻威优46盆栽种植试验,研究了外源Zn施用(0,40,80,160 mg/kg 4个水平)对Cd中度(0.72mg/kg)和重度(5.26mg/kg)污染土壤中Cd生物有效性及水稻Cd累积的差异。结果表明:施Zn对各检测指标存在影响,但土壤Cd总量仍是土壤Cd活性和水稻Cd累积差异变动的主控因素。在Cd中度污染土壤中,施Zn降低了土壤交换态Cd含量1.9%~17.0%,但水稻根表铁膜、根和糙米中Cd含量随Zn施用浓度的增大而增大,糙米Cd含量从0.09mg/kg上升到0.17mg/kg,相关分析显示糙米Cd含量与土壤交换态Zn含量显著正线性相关。在Cd重度污染土壤中,施Zn增大了土壤交换态Cd含量2.1%~4.8%,但降低了水稻各部位中Cd含量,当施Zn浓度超过80mg/kg时,糙米Cd含量可从对照组的0.45mg/kg降低到0.12mg/kg,符合国家食品污染物限量标准(GB 2762-2017)的要求,相关分析显示糙米Cd含量与土壤交换态Zn含量显著负线性相关。对2种Cd污染程度的土壤,施Zn均可增大Cd在水稻地下部的累积率,从而降低水稻地上部Cd的累积率。在Cd重度污染土壤中,可通过施Zn降低糙米Cd含量,施Zn量80mg/kg是试验中最佳施用量;但在Cd中度污染土壤中,施Zn有增大糙米Cd含量的风险。     

Effect of extractable zinc,phosphorus, and soil ph on zinc concentrations in leaves of field‐grown corn

Abstract

The variability in corn yield responses to applications of Zn fertilizer appears to be associated with several complex soil and climatic factors that affect the availability of endogenous soil Zn to the crop under specific conditions. Among the soil chemical properties that influence availability of endogenous Zn are soil pH, organic matter content, and extractable P. Over a period of several years, soil and plant analysis data were collected from 54 field experiments, field trials, and diagnostic visits to producer's fields. These data were subjected to multiple regression analysis, resulting in an equation: Zn_leaf = 37.14 + 1.513 Zn_st ‐4.04 pH_st ‐ 1.791 ln(P_st/100) where Zn_st, pH_st, and P_st were 0.1N HC1 extractable soil Zn (kg/ha), 1:1 soil‐water pH, and Bray's 1 extractable soil P (kg/ha), respectively. These factors accounted for 67% of variation in leaf Zn, which was a large portion of the variability in Zn_leaf considering that climatic conditions, management levels, and varietal differences were uncontrolled in most instances. Using the previously published critical level in the leaf opposite and below the ear as 17 μg Zn/g, these data can be used to set required soil test levels of Zn at different levels of extractable P and soil pH. Inadequate levels of extractable Zn would range from 2.5 (at pH 6.0, P = 70 kg/ha) to, 9.5 kg/ha (at pH 7.5, P = 420 kg/ha).     

Zinc fertilization of lentil for grain yield and grain zinc concentration in ten Saskatchewan soils

Fertilization of grain legumes with zinc (Zn) can affect both marketable yield and Zn content of the grain, which is important in addressing human nutritional deficiencies in certain regions of the world. A pot experiment was conducted to determine the response of three different market classes of lentil to Zn fertilization using ten surface soils from Saskatchewan (Canada). The distribution of Zn among labile and stable fractions chemically separated from the soil was also determined in the ten prairie soils and related to the lentil responses observed. The three market classes of lentils (large and small green, small red) were grown without Zn (control), and with 2.5 and 5 kg Zn ha^?1 added as zinc sulfate to each soil prior to planting. Zinc fertilizer application significantly influenced grain yield and was soil dependent. A significant increase in grain yield over the control was observed from application of Zn on some low organic matter, high pH Brown Chernozem soils whereas a decrease in grain yield over control was observed in other soils such as a Black Chernozem of high organic matter content and low (<7) pH. Lack of positive yield response to addition of Zn were related to measured high diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) extractable and plant root simulator (PRS) resin membrane probe Zn, and large amounts of native Zn in exchangeable and iron/manganese (Fe/Mn) oxide bound fractions. Application of Zn fertilizer generally increased the grain concentration of Zn. For example, an increase of ～20% in Zn concentration over control was observed when 5 kg Zn ha^?1 was added to a loamy textured low organic matter Brown Chernozem soil. Overall, small green lentil was more consistent in producing a positive response to Zn fertilizer application on soils with low plant available Zn compared to large green lentil and small red lentil.     

Soil zinc and pH effects on zinc concentrations of corn plants

Abstract

Z1nc (Zn) deficiency of corn (Zea mays L.) has been detected in 20 or more states 1n the United States including Georgia. Since soil pH is a major factor in assessing the availability of soil Zn, this measurement has been included with acid extractable soil Zn in developing calibration Zn soil tests in North Carolina and Virginia. The objectives of this study were to develop a reliable soil test for Zn based on soil pH and Mehlich 1 soil Zn for corn gown on coarse‐textured soils and to compare our soil test values with those recently published from North Carolina where Mehlich 3 was the extractant. The study was conducted 1n 1979 to 1981 on a Tifton loamy sand (Plinthic Paleudult) site which had been used to study the influence of lime rates on micronutrient availability since 1970. Treatments consisted of four soil pH levels ranging from 5.3 to 6.6 and soil Zn levels ranging from 0.5 to 4.9 mg/kg. The Zn levels were established from the previous study where 5.6 kg Zn/ha had been applied annually for eight years (residual treatment) and by applying 3.36 or 6.72 kg Zn/ha during 1979, 1980 and 1981.

Soil Zn, corn shoot, and ear leaf Zn values were reflective of the amount of Zn applied except that the residual Zn treatment resulted in Zn concentrations > than the annual application of 3.36 kg Zn/ha. Zinc tended to accumulate in the soil and in corn leaf tissue more from the residual Zn than the recently applied Zn treatments, especially at the highest pH levels. Increasingly more soil Zn was required to increase corn shoot and ear leaf Zn one mg/kg as soil pH increased. In the initial year, each unit (kg/ha) of applied Zn increased corn shoot Zn approximately 4 units (mg/kg) at pH 5.3 and only 0.3 unit at pH 6.6. Zinc deficiency symptoms developed in corn shoots for the two highest soil pH levels in two of three years. Corn yields were increased by Zn only in 1980 and were increased by residual or applied Zn at pH levels of 6.2 and 6.6. Regression equations from these studies were utilized to develop predictive corn shoot and ear leaf Zn values over wide ranges in soil Zn and pH. Our field research data using Mehlich 1 extractant could possibly be used satisfactorily in North Carolina regression equations where Mehlich 3 was the extractant; however, certain limitations would need to be imposed in the North Carolina equations.     

Improvement in Reproductive Development,Seed Yield,and Quality in Wheat by Zinc Application to a Soil Deficient in Zinc

A pot experiment was done to study the effect of zinc (Zn) application on the reproductive development and quality of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. SP 343) seeds. The soil was low in diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA)–extractable Zn and was fortified with a mixture of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) as basal fertilizers. Four treatments included a control (no Zn), 5 mg Zn, 10 mg Zn, and 10 mg Zn kg^?1 soil with urea instead of ammonium nitrate. Zinc addition improved the pollen-producing capacity of anthers, pollen viability, and seed yield with an increase in seed Zn, phytate, and starch contents but decreased the phytate/zinc molar ratio at 5 mg Zn kg^?1 and increased it at 10 mg Zn kg^?1. Application of urea increased the seed protein content at 10 mg Zn kg^?1 but was ineffective in lowering the phytate/Zn ratio, which was still less than the alarming level.     

Phytoextraction of Zinc by Indian Mustard and Tall Fescue

Abstract

This experiment evaluated the capacity of two species, Indian mustard (Brassica juncea Czern.) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) to extract zinc (Zn) from soils. Also, this experiment focused on using nitrogen (N) fertilizers to increase the phytoextraction of Zn. Two soils of the Hadley series (Typic Udifluvents) were studied. A treatment array of Zn concentrations in soils was supplied as zinc sulfate. Nitrogen was supplied at 200 mg N/kg of soil as calcium nitrate, urea, or compost. Two successive plantings of Indian mustard in the same media were grown until flowering and harvested. Fescue was grown from seeding to a height of 15 cm, harvested, grown again in the same media to a height of 15 cm, and harvested again. After the second harvests of Indian mustard and fescue, soil samples were taken for analysis of extracts with water and with Morgan's solution. Indian mustard was grown with Zn additions ranging from 0 to 100 mg/kg soil. The shoot mass of Indian mustard in both harvests increased to a soil‐Zn level of 25 mg/kg and then decreased. Although growth decreased as the soil‐Zn levels increased beyond 25 mg/kg, Zn concentration and total accumulation increased linearly as the soil‐Zn levels increased. Zinc concentration and accumulation in Indian mustard were highest in soils amended with urea and were lowest in soils with no fertilizer. Fescue was grown with Zn additions ranging from 0 to 1000 mg/kg soil. The shoot mass of fescue increased to a soil‐Zn level of 125 mg/kg (harvest 1) or 250 mg/kg (harvest 2) and then decreased as the soil‐Zn levels increased. Concentration and accumulation of Zn in fescue increased linearly as the soil‐Zn levels increased. Zinc concentration and accumulation were highest in fescue grown in soils amended with urea and lowest in soils with no fertilizer. The highest accumulation of Zn in fescue (3800 mg/pot) occurred at 1000 mg Zn/kg soil. Highest concentrations of soil Zn were extracted with Morgan's solution or water from soils amended with urea, regardless of the species grown in the soils. Lowest concentrations of Zn were extracted from soils with no fertilizer added, regardless of extract or species. In general, if fertilizers (calcium nitrate, urea, or compost) were added to the soils, the pH decreased. Fescue was easy to grow, tolerated much higher soil‐Zn levels than Indian mustard in this research, and could be a species useful for phytoextraction of Zn.     

我国主要麦区小麦籽粒锌含量对叶喷锌肥的响应

【目的】我国小麦籽粒锌含量普遍偏低,叶喷锌肥是提高小麦籽粒锌含量的重要措施,研究我国主要麦区小麦籽粒锌含量对叶喷锌肥的响应,对小麦科学施用锌肥、 调控小麦籽粒锌营养状况有重要意义。【方法】本研究在我国14个省(市)主要麦区布置了30个田间试验,在每个试验点设置不喷锌对照和叶面喷锌两个处理,以当地主栽小麦品种为供试作物,通过测定收获期小麦产量、 各器官锌含量,研究了叶喷锌肥提高小麦籽粒锌含量的效果、 区域差异及其与土壤主要理化性质、 小麦拔节前植株锌含量的关系。【结果】 30个试验点的结果显示,叶面喷锌对小麦籽粒产量、 生物量和收获指数均无明显影响,但籽粒锌含量显著提高,叶面喷锌的籽粒锌含量比对照平均提高5.2 mg/kg(17.5%), pH7.0的区域提高5.3 mg/kg(16.4%), pH 7.0的区域提高5.2 mg/kg(18.4%)。小麦地上部锌吸收与分配在两个区域间没有显著差异,叶面喷锌的小麦籽粒、 颖壳和茎叶平均锌吸收量分别为255.5、 26.0和117.5 g/hm2,比对照增加19.4%、 28.7% 和99.2%; 锌收获指数为64.1%,比对照降低12.2%。籽粒锌利用率和籽粒锌强化指数也不受区域的影响,平均值锌利用率为3.0%,锌强化指数为3.8 mg/kg。无论叶面喷锌与否,籽粒锌含量和土壤有效锌均呈显著正相关,土壤有效锌含量每升高1.0 mg/kg,籽粒锌含量平均提高约4.0 mg/kg; 籽粒锌含量和土壤pH呈显著负相关,土壤pH每升高1个单位,籽粒锌含量平均降低3.8 mg/kg; 籽粒锌含量与土壤有机质没有显著相关性。小麦籽粒锌含量与拔节前植株锌含量极显著正相关,拔节前植株锌含量每升高1.0 mg/kg,籽粒锌含量平均提高0.4 mg/kg。【结论】 除叶面喷施锌肥外,调节土壤酸碱性,提高土壤有效锌含量,促进小麦生长前期植株对锌的吸收对改善我国小麦锌营养均具有重要意义。     

Evaluation of Various Zinc Extractants in Lowland Rice Soil under the Influence of Zinc Sulfate and Chelated Zinc

Field experiments were conducted on rice (cv ‘IET 4094’) in an Aeric endoaquept (pH 7.2) to evaluate the various zinc (Zn) extractants in lowland rice soil under the influence of Zn sulfate and chelated Zn. The diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), 0.1 N hydrochloric acid (HCl), and 0.05 N HCl‐extractable Zn concentrations in soil increased initially up to the Z29 stage of crop growth when Zn was applied as a single basal source, being greater with Zn ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (Zn‐EDTA) compared to zinc sulfate (ZnSO₄) application. Among the various extractants, the performance of 0.1 N HCl in extracting Zn was better than the other two extractants and followed the trend 0.1 N HCl > 0.005 M DTPA > 0.05 N HCl. The greatest increase in grain and straw yield of rice was 37.8 and 20.4%, respectively, over the control in the treatment T₇ (1 kg Zn ha^?1 as Zn‐EDTA at basal).