Chemical and Physical Properties of Zinc Fertilizer That Affect Their Availability When Applied to Neutral or Calcareous Soils

Leggett, G.E. (1972) Chemical and Physical Properties of Zinc Fertilizer That Affect Their Availability When Applied to Neutral or Calcareous Soils. pp. 155-163. In: Proc. 23rd Ann. Pac. NW Fert. Conf. USA-ID-Boise, 1972/07/17-20.

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Abstract

The widespread incidence of zinc deficiency has resulted in marketing
of many zinc-containing fertilizers having a wide spectrum of chemical
and physical properties. Boawn (1966) reviewed research on the
agronomic effectiveness of many materials used in the Northwest, and
discussed factors affecting their abilities to supply zinc to plants.
Mortvedt and Cunningham (1971) reviewed the literature dealing with the
production, marketing, and use of micronutrient fertilizers. The
different zinc fertilizers marketed, their composition, and the agronomic
effectiveness and source of supply for some of them have been presented
by Diamond (1972). In general, results have shown that almost all
materials marketed are satisfactory sources of zinc when finely powdered
and well mixed with the soil. Consequently, properties that increase
the number of fertilizer particles in a unit volume of soil or increase
the effective size of the particles in the soil enhance zinc availability.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
NWISRL Publication Number:	0262
Subjects:	Soil > Amendments > Fertilizer Soil > Calcareous soil Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User:	Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:56
Last Modified:	17 Feb 2017 18:56
Item ID:	991
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/991