Potassium retention characteristics of a typic hydrandept from the Island of Hawaii

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Potassium‐retention characteristics of the topsoil and subsoil of a medial over thixotropic, isomesic, Typic Hydrandept (Puaulu series) was investigated under moist conditions. This soil occurs in high rainfall areas where important losses of K are likely. Exchangeable cations were extracted with 1M NH₄OAc pH 7 and Potassium Retention (Kr) was calculated by the difference between initial K (exchangeable, soluble, and added K) and final K. The results indicated that for any given K solution concentration, the amount of K held by the subsoil was twice that retained by the topsoil. The relationship between Kr and Potassium Adsorption Ratio (PAR) was nonlinear. The Gapon selectivity coefficient (K_G) sharply decreased with increasing Potassium Saturation (Ep) and then leveled off to an almost constant value at Ep values of 0.25 for the topsoil and 0.15 (mmol^‐1L^)½ for the subsoil. This constant value of =K_G was reached when 5 and 10% of the initial exchange sites were occupied by K retained in the topsoil and subsoil, respectively.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics of Some Benchmark Soil Series under Rice–Wheat Cropping System in the Indo‐Gangetic Plains of Northwestern India

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Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important issues in long‐term sustainability of a cropping system. Fixation and release behavior of potassium were studied in the surface and subsurface horizons in five benchmark soil series, viz. Dhar, Gurdaspur, Naura, Ladowal, and Nabha, under rice–wheat cropping system in the Indo‐Gangetic plains of India. Potassium fixation was noted by adding six rates of K varying from 0 to 500 mg kg^?1 soil in plastic beakers while K release characteristics were studied by repeated extractions with 1 M HNO₃ and 1 M NH₄OAc extractants. The initial status of K was satisfactory to adequate. Potassium fixation of added K increased with the rate of added K irrespective of soil mineralogy and soil depth. Soils rich in K (Ladowal and Nabha) fixed lower amounts (18–42%) of added K as compared to Gurdaspur, Dhar, and Naura (44.6–86.4%) soils low in K. The unit fertilizer requirement for unit increase in available K was more in low‐K soils. The study highlights the need for more studies on K fixation in relation to the associated minerals in a particular soil. Potassium‐release parameters such as total extractable K, total step K, and CR‐K varied widely in different soil series, indicating wide variation in the K‐supplying capacity of these soils. K released with 1 M NH₄OAc extractant was 20–33% of that obtained with 1 M HNO₃. Total extractable K using 1 M HNO₃ varied from 213 to 528 mg kg^?1 and NH₄OAc‐extractable K ranged from 71 to 312 mg kg^?1 soil in surface and subsurface layers of different soil series. The Ladowal and Nabha series showed higher rates of K release than Gurdaspur, Dhar, and Naura series, indicating their greater K‐supplying capacity.     

Potassium Indexing of Crops Grown on Eight Benchmark Soil Series of India

Surface soil (0–15 cm) and foliar samples of wheat, rice, sugarcane, and cotton crops growing in eight intensively cultivated soil series of India were collected from farmers' fields during 2004 and 2005. Analysis of soil and leaf samples indicated widespread potassium (K) deficiency in soils and crops. Potassium deficiency in wheat growing in Lukhi series (Udic Ustocrept) and Akbarpur series (Udic Haplustulf) and in cotton growing in Typic Torrifluvent were comparable to 1N ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc)–K (available K) soil test values. Rice cultivated on Udic Ustocrept soils in summer monsoon season showed relatively less K deficiency in comparison to winter wheat, and K deficiency in growing rice did not match 1N NH₄OAc‐K soil test values. In the Khatki series, K deficiency in sugarcane was much less than 1N NH₄OAc‐K soil test values. In the Arsia series (Typic Haplustert), despite the high 1N NH₄OAc‐K status of soils, K deficiency in growing wheat was observed.     

淮北砂姜黑土钾肥对生姜增产效应的研究

1999 ~ 2001年在淮北平原砂姜黑土地区,连续3年多点试验研究结果表明:增施K肥对生姜产量及品质都有明显的正效应,姜块产量提高15.3 % ~ 58.4 %,平均增产率为29.8%。K肥的增产效率在2种N肥水平下都较高,高N水平下增加K肥施用量可以极大地提高K肥的增产效率。生姜单位K肥的增产量与土壤K素含量及施K量呈显著负相关,淮北砂姜黑土地区,生姜K肥适宜施用量为K2O 375 ~ 450 kg/hm2。施用K肥能有效提高生姜维生素C与可溶性糖分含量,显著降低硝酸盐含量,改善姜块的内在品质,大幅度提高种植生姜的经济效益。3年4地试验,平均增收7946 ~11065元/hm2,施用K肥的产投比为10.4 ~ 22.2 : 1。     

广东不同母质发育水稻土钾素的固定与释放

本文通过室内模拟和化学方法研究了广东几种不同母质发育的水稻土的钾素的固定与释放特性。结果表明,砂页岩、珠江三角洲沉积物、石灰岩和玄武岩发育的水稻土的固钾量均随钾加入量的增加而增大,但花岗岩发育的水稻土却相反;砂页岩、花岗岩和玄武岩发育的水稻土的固钾量在淹水时最高,而沉积物和石灰岩发育的水稻土则在恒湿时最高;沉积物发育的水稻土的非交换性钾累计释放量和平均释放速率显著高于其它母质发育的水稻土;施钾肥对非交换性钾释放的影响因土壤所含粘土矿物类型而异。     

不同轮作模式农田钾养分表观平衡及其对土壤速效钾含量的影响

通过连续3年监测上海郊区43块定位农田,比较了50种作物以及5种不同轮作模式农田的钾养分表观盈余状况及其对土壤速效钾含量的影响。结果表明：(1)不同作物农田的钾养分盈余趋势为水生蔬菜类、果树类>旱作蔬菜≥草皮>大田作物;不同轮作模式农田钾养分盈余大小表现为作物轮作>菜作轮作>草皮单作>菜菜轮作>果树单作;(2)不同作物及轮作模式农田收获时土壤速效钾含量随土层的加深而逐渐增加,钾养分盈余多的农田土壤的表层速效钾含量也高;(3)不同作物及不同轮作模式农田钾养分盈余量与收获时土壤表层(0~30 cm)的速效钾含量呈正相关,但未达显著水平。     

Potassium management in rice–maize systems in South Asia

Potassium (K) availability in soils is largely governed by their mineralogical composition. The extent of weathering of primary K‐bearing minerals, the chemical pathways through which weathering takes place, as well as the dynamic equilibrium between various K fractions in soils are factors which determine different soil types of varying K‐supplying capacity. The marked variability of K availability in soils in South Asia needs to be taken into account when formulating K‐management strategies in intensive cereal‐based systems in response to K application. Evidence from long‐term fertilizer experiments in rice–rice (R‐R) or rice–wheat (R‐W) systems strongly indicates significant yield responses to K application and negative K balances where K application is either omitted or applied suboptimally. However, K‐fertilizer recommendations in South Asia are generalized over large areas while farmers neglect K application to crops and remove crop residues from fields. These practices may strongly affect yield and soil K‐fertility status in the emerging rice–maize (R‐M) systems in different locations of South Asia. The dry‐matter yield of the R‐M system is usually much higher than that of the R‐R or R‐W system causing high withdrawal of nutrients from the soil. The current review assesses various K forms and K availability in diverse soil types of South Asia supporting rice‐based systems. Aspects considered include: long‐term crop yield and its response to added nutrients, K balance for intensive rice‐based systems, and the role of crop residues in supplying K to crops. Emerging data from either completed or on‐going experiments on the R‐M systems in India and Bangladesh have revealed very high system productivity and variable responses and agronomic K‐use efficiency of maize and rice. Potassium responses of maize are extremely high and variable for soils in Bangladesh. Finally, a plant‐based strategy for field‐specific nutrient management is presented and the need for models and decision support systems for developing efficient K management of the R‐M system is also discussed.     

Fixation of potassium in some soils of the sub‐humid zone of Nigeria

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Studies of potassium (K) fixation in the soil were conducted by evaluating the effect of applied K on the extractability of K with time. A series of five K‐sorption treatment solutions, 0.11, 0.22, 0.45, 0.90, and 1.80 cmol/kg were prepared and applied as potassium chloride (KCl) to three sets of soils. The first set of soil samples was extracted with one normal ammonium acetate (1N NH₄OAc) extractant for K after one day of incubation. The second and third sets were extracted with the same extractant after seven and 42 days of incubation, respectively. The amount of K fixed was determined. Correlation between applied K and K fixed was carried out. The mean proportion of K fixed ranged from 0 in soils from Kurmin Biri to 55% in soils from Funafuna upon addition of 0.11 cmol K/kg. While fixation increased with increase in the concentration of added K, there was no linear relationship between the proportion of K fixed and the amount added at higher incubation periods. Potassium recovered also increased with added K in all the incubation periods with the 42‐day period having the highest amount of K recovered. Potassium added was highly correlated (P<0.01) with K fixed during all the incubation periods.     

Ability of different soil extraction methods to predict potassium release from soil in ley over three consecutive years

To avoid over‐fertilization of potassium (K) and thereby a mineral composition in the grass crop not optimal for animal health, estimation of K release from soil is important. The analytical methods should therefore predict the total K release. Furthermore, to minimize costs for the farmers they should provide information which remains valid over a period of several years. The relationship between different soil extraction procedures for K and K uptake in ley for three subsequent years after soil sampling was studied in 19 field experiments on a range of mineral soil types in Norway. Potassium determined with solutions that extracted exchangeable K or parts of exchangeable K (0.01 M CaCl₂, 0.5 M NaHCO₃, 1 M NH₄oAc, or ammonium acetate lactate) was significantly (p < 0.05) related to the K yield only in the 1st yr after soil sampling. Potassium extracted with boiling in 1 M or 2 M HNO₃ was significantly related to the K yield only in the 2nd and 3rd yr. Potassium extracted with cold 2 M HCl, boiling 0.1 M HNO₃ or 0.5 M HNO₃ was significantly related to the K yield in all 3 yr after soil sampling. Among these extractants, 0.1 M and 0.5 M HNO₃‐extractable K were better predictors of K uptake than 2 M HCl‐extractable K. These three extractants release some non‐exchangeable K in addition to exchangeable K. The fraction of 1 M HNO₃‐K extractable with 0.1 M HNO₃ varied from 4% to 45%, whereas from 15% to 78% of 1 M HNO₃‐K was extractable with 0.5 M HNO₃. Consequently, the more easily releasable fraction of K extracted by boiling with 1 M HNO₃ varied considerably between different sites.     

我国北方一些土壤对外源钾的固定

本文研究了我国北方农区主要土壤的固钾能力。结果表明,在施K量0-4000mg/kg范围内,土壤固钾量与施钾量的关系符合方程y=ax3/2/(x3/2+b)。不同土壤固钾量相差很大,其固钾量与土壤矿物学性质和理化性质(粘粒含量、CEC、非交换性钾和速效钾含量)有关,与原始土壤非交换性钾含量呈显著负相关(不同施钾水平下土壤固钾量与非交换性钾含量之间的相关系数均在-0.6769* *以上)。供试土壤固钾能力表现出一定的地带性分布规律。施K1200mg/kg以下时土壤固钾能力的一般趋势是取自西北的土壤取自东北的土壤取自华北的土壤;而施K1200mg/kg以上时土壤固钾能力,从西向东呈逐渐增加的趋势。取自西北地区的土壤,固钾量(施K量为400～4000mg/kg,下同)平均为133～348mg/kg,最大同钾量平均是372mg/kg;取自华北地区的土壤,其固钾量平均为235～1001mg/kg,最大固钾量平均是1121mg/kg;取自东北地区的土壤,其固钾量平均为199～1254mg/kg,最大固钾量平均是1519mg/kg。     

Influence of soil solution Ca concentration on short-term K release and fixation of a loamy soil

The Ca concentration of the soil solution influences K plant nutrition by its influence on K concentration of the soil solution and on soil buffer power through ion exchange and K release or fixation. The effects of the imposed solution Ca concentration on the estimates of these parameters and on these two phenomena were studied on a loamy soil. Potassium sorption and desorption experiments were conducted for 16 h at five initial Ca concentrations (from 0 to 10^?1 M) and followed by the measurement of soil exchangeable K (ammonium acetate extraction). Soil K-Ca exchange properties and the contributions of exchangeable K and non-exchangeable K to K dynamics of the soil-solution system were estimated. The‘Ratio Law’ applied for the medium range of Ca concentrations, i.e. 10^?1 M to 10^?3 M. But, it failed for some experiments at small initial Ca concentrations (0 M and 10^?4 M). This failure went with a decrease of the number of sites of great affinity for K in K-Ca ion exchange and/or a decrease of the amount of K not in exchange equilibrium with Ca but extracted by M ammonium acetate. Release of K increased and fixation of K decreased when Ca concentration increased. The relation between the change in the amount of non-exchangeable K during the experiment and the initial constraint (ø) was curvilinear on the large range of ø investigated. But, this relation was independent of Ca concentration. The K concentration of the solution for which neither sorption of K by the soil nor desorption of K from the soil occurred decreased and the slope of the sorption-desorption curve at this K concentration increased when the solution Ca concentration decreased. These two parameters can be considered the K concentration of the soil solution of the soil and the buffer power of the soil, respectively, only if the initial Ca concentration imposed during the sorption-desorption experiments is close to the Ca concentration of the soil solution of the soil. A predictive model of the soil buffer power based on ion exchange and release-fixation properties is proposed. Despite some discrepancies at very low Ca concentrations (<0·5 mM Ca) when‘Ratio Law’did not apply the agreement between calculated and observed values was good. The model permits the correction of the experimentally obtained buffer power for the bias related to the great solution volume: soil weight ratio commonly used during the sorption-desorption experiments.     

Potassium replenishment capacity of illitic soils at their minimal exchangeable K in relation to clay mineralogy

Potassium replenishment capacity of eight soil series with varying illite content of their clay fraction were studied at their minimal exchangeable K through green house experiments. Higher minimal K levels were found in soils with high initial K status. Maximum K uptake values were associated with high minimal K. The % illite also had a significant relationship with minimum K levels. Average daily rates of K replenishment of soils varied between 0.25 and 0.67 mg kg^?1 soil after reaching minimum K. The K replenishment rates were found highly correlated with minimal exchangeable K (0.96^**). Amount of clay failed to attain the level of significance with K replenishment rate. Soils with higher illite content in their clay showed high K replenishment rates.     

土壤中钾的转化及其与外源钾的相互关系的研究进展

综述了土壤钾的固定和释放及其影响因素以及土壤钾与外源钾的相互影响及其与施钾有效性的关系,表明了土壤中钾的转化是一个复杂的体系,外施钾对内源钾的转化有影响。     

Effects of calcium lignosulphonate on Mehlich‐III extractable calcium,magnesium, and potassium quantity‐intensity relationship in the soil with or without potassium dihydrogen phosphate

Abstract

Calcium lignosulphonate (CaLS), a waste product from the pulp and paper industry, is expected to affect reaction of K fertilizer in the soil, thus influences their availability to crops. A clay soil (Typic Humaquept) was incubated with various amounts of CaLS (0 to 150 g kg^‐1 soil) and potassium dihydrogen phosphate (0–25.64 mmol kg^‐1 soil) for 240 h under moist conditions at 5 and 15°C. Subsamples were extracted with deionized water and the Mehlich‐III (M3) solution for the analyses of pH, and P, Ca, K and Mg concentrations and K adsorption (K_ad). Higher temperature reduced M3 extractable K (K_M3). CaLS and K additions increased M3 extractable Mg (Mg_M3) with Ca contributed more than did K as indicated by the standardized estimates. Additions of CaLS increased K_M3. Potassium adsorption decreased with the increases in CaLS addition rates. Significant positive linear relationships were observed between K_ad and the concentration ratio of [K⁺]/[Ca²⁺]^½, suggesting that the potassium buffering capacity of the soil was reduced by the additions of CaLS, with the desugared CaLS being more effective than the non‐desugared CaLS. The increased slope values with the increases in CaLS additions of the linear relationships between K_M3 and [K]/[Ca²⁺]^½ indicated that CaLS improved the quantity and intensity relationships and increased the power of the soil supplying plants with K.     

The classification and mapping of potassium reserves in soils of England and Wales

Potassium was extracted from samples of 21 surface soils and nine subsoils using a calcium-saturated cation exchange resin and concentrated HCI under reflux. Most of the important arable soils of England and Wales were represented in the samples. The two methods permitted determination of the amounts and rates of release of exchangeable K, K fixed in the weathered periphery of vermiculitic and illitic minerals, and K in the unweathered core of mica minerals. Potassium reserves in the soils were classified as High, Medium or Low according to the rate of release of fixed K and the amount and rate of release of mica K. The K reserves of soils in England and Wales could be mapped by soil series using this method of classification. Such mapping would provide data on the extent and availability of reserves in both the short term (i.e. to a crop over a growing season) and long term.     

Soil Potassium‐Release Characteristics and the Correlation of its Parameters with Garlic Plant Indices

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Potassium (K)‐release characteristics (PRC) of soil play a significant role in supplying available K. Information about PRC in the Hamadan soils is limited. The objective of this research was to study the PRC in nine soils from the Hamadan province by successive extraction with 0.01 M CaCl₂ over a period of 2000 h. The correlation of kinetic equation rate constants with soil properties and garlic indices was also studied. The release of K was initially rapid. More than 60% of the total K released during the first 168 h. The amount of K released after 168 h varied among soils and ranged from 292.8 to 736.8 mg kg^?1. The amount of K released after 2000 h was significantly correlated with K extracted by 1 M HNO₃, 0.01 M CaCl₂, and 0.1 M BaCl₂, whereas it was not significantly correlated with other soil properties. Potassium‐release characteristics were evaluated using five kinetic equations. Statistical analysis showed that the Elovich equation described the K‐release kinetics. A plot of other equations shows a discontinuity in slope at 168 h. Thus, two equations were applied to segments of the total reaction time (2 to 168 and 168 to 2000 h). The release‐rate constants (slope) in segment 1 are higher than in segment 2. The release‐rate constant of the Elovich equation and the zero‐order equation in two segments were significantly correlated with 1 M HNO₃, 0.01 M CaCl₂, and 0.1 M BaCl₂. Rate constants of the other equations were not significantly correlated with soil properties. The release‐rate constants of the Elovich equation and release‐rate constants of the zero‐order equation in two segments were significantly correlated with garlic indices. Rate constants of other equations were not significantly correlated with garlic indices. The results of this research showed that the Elovich and zero‐order equations can be used to describe K‐release characteristics.     

AVAILABILITY OF POTASSIUM TO RYEGRASS FROM SCOTTISH SOILS I.

Scottish soils were cropped with two sowings of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne, cv, Dutch Barenza) in the glasshouse, without addition of potassium, until growth virtually ceased. Potassium uptake and the corresponding changes in soil K properties were examined. Uptake of K correlated well over the entire cropping period with the initially labile K predicted from the Q/I isotherms of the soils, although K uptake was at least a factor of 1.9 greater than the initially labile K. The Q/I isotherms were similar for soils from the same series, and the form of the lower part remained virtually unchanged during intensive cropping. The equilibrium activity ratio, AR₀, of soil K measured in 0.01 M calcium chloride was reduced in all soils to a narrow range close to a mean value of 3 × 10 ^?4 M^1/2. Drying-and-wetting fresh soil samples severely depleted of ryegrass-available K raised their K status. The increases were negatively correlated with the percentage K saturation of the fresh depleted soils, and a K saturation of 1.4 per cent must apparently be left in the fresh cropped soils for no K to be released. Freezing-and-thawing did not affect the K status of these soils.     

Potassium Availability as Related to Clay Mineralogy and Rates of Potassium Application

Availability of applied potassium (K) as a fertilizer to plants is influenced by soil mineralogy, environmental factors, and rates of K application. The objective of this research was to study the effects of clay minerals and K application on K supply characteristics of calcareous soils in Iran. Surface and subsurface horizons of six sites with different ranges of clay content and exchangeable K were selected. The soils were treated with potassium chloride (KCl) solution with different K concentrations. Four wet–dry cycles were sequentially applied. Illites, vermiculites, and chlorites were present in all soils. Smectites were present in larger amounts in one soil. The increase in soluble and exchangeable K was expressed by linear equations in which the slops influenced by the dominant clay minerals. Potassium fixation was much higher in soils with more illites and vermiculites. Results revealed that different forms of K were affected by the dominant clay minerals but were independent from the rate of applied K.     

Potassium Leaching as Affected by Soil Texture and Residual Fertilization in Tropical Soils

Potassium (K) leaching is affected by soil texture and available K, among other factors. In this experiment, effects of soil texture and K availability on K distribution were studied in the presence of roots, with no excess water. Soils from two 6-year field experiments on a sandy clay loam and a clay soil fertilized yearly with 0, 60, 120, and 180 kg ha^?1 of K₂O were accommodated in pots that received 90 kg ha^?1 of K₂O. Soybean was grown up to its full bloom (R2). Under field conditions, K leaching below the arable layer increased with K rates, but the effect was less noticeable in the clay soil. Potassium leaching in a sandy clay loam soil was related to soil K contents from prior fertilizations. With no excess water, in the presence of soybean roots, K distribution in the profile was significant in the lighter textured soil but was not apparent on the heavier textured soil.     

Estimation of microbial biomass potassium in paddy field soil

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Potassium (K) in microbial cells, microbial biomass K, in soil has been recently recognized as a K pool for plant growth. We determined soil microbial biomass K in paddy fields to reveal its importance as a K pool in paddy field soil for the first time. Microbial biomass K ranged from 5 to 21 mg K kg^?1 in the soil samples periodically collected from a paddy field and the value corresponded to 41% of the exchangeable K on average. Both microbial biomass K and exchangeable K increased conspicuously due to the long-term application of livestock manure compost or rice straw compost. Biomass K was higher than exchangeable K under K-deficient conditions in the long-term experimental plots without K application. The present study revealed that the microbial biomass contained considerable amounts of K in paddy field soil, indicating the need for evaluation of the microbial biomass K as a source and a stock of K in soil that has been overlooked.