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Calcium carbonate solubilization through H‐proton release from some legumes grown in calcareous saline‐sodic soils
Authors:A R Mubarak  S Nortcliff
Abstract:Increasing levels of CO2 and H+ proton in the rhizosphere from some legumes may play an important role in calcite dissolution of calcareous salt affected soils. Soils planted with white and brown varieties of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) and hyacinth bean (Dolichos lablab L.) relying on either fertilizer N (KNO3) or N‐fixation were compared against soils to which gypsum was applied and a control without plants and gypsum application to study the possibility of Ca2+ release from calcite and Na+ leaching. As compared to plants relying on inorganic N, leachates from all pore volumes (0·5, 1·0, 1·5, 2·0 pore volume) in lysimeters planted with N‐fixing hyacinth bean contained significantly higher concentrations of HCOurn:x-wiley:10853278:media:LDR962:tex2gif-stack-1 with lower concentrations from lysimeters planted with white cowpea relying on N‐fixation. However, the lowest concentrations of HCOurn:x-wiley:10853278:media:LDR962:tex2gif-stack-2 were recorded in the gypsum and control treatments. In initial leaching, lysimeters planted with N‐fixing plants maintained similar leachate Ca2+ and Na+ concentrations compared to gypsum amended soils. However, gypsum amended soils were found to have a prolonged positive effect on Na+ removal. It might be concluded that some legumes that are known to fix N in calcareous salt affected soils may be an alternative ameliorant to the extremely expensive gypsum through calcite solubilization and a consequent release of Ca2+. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Keywords:salt‐affected soils  N‐fixation  leaching  bicarbonate  calcite
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