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Leaching Losses of Nutrient Cations (K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+) from Oxisol and Ultisol Under Different Rates of Acidic Deposition in Thailand

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2015.18072
Rab Nawaz
Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Sajjad Ahmad
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Arshad
Department of Agriculture and Food Technology, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Umar Ashraf
Sustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Waqas Nawaz
Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan
Mehwish Rani
Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan
Muhammad Mushahid Anwar
Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan
Preeda Parkpian
Environnemental Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand

Corresponding Author(s) : Rab Nawaz

rnuaf@yahoo.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 27 No. 6 (2015): Vol 27 Issue 6

Abstract

Leaching losses of plant nutrients were estimated from two soil orders (oxisol and ultisol) under different rates of acidic deposition. Leaching experiments were conducted in the laboratory by applying {acidic (pH 5.0, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, 2.5, 2.0) and non-acidic (7.0, control)} treatments to soil columns. The results showed that leaching losses of nutrients increased significantly (p value < 0.001) as the pH of applied solutions decreased. Quite high leaching losses of nutrient cations were found in both soils under moderately to highly acidic treatments. Leaching losses by acid rain from oxisol and ultisol depended not only on acid rain pH but also on weatherable minerals, original nutrient status, cation exchange capacity and soil texture. Leaching losses of plant nutrients were quantified by polynomial regression equations. There were very good correlations between acidic levels of treatments and leaching amount of nutrient cation in oxisol [K+ (R2 = 0.98), Ca2+ (R2 = 0.97) and Mg2+ (R2 = 0.96)] and ultisol [K+ (R2 = 0.97), Ca2+ (R2 = 0.92) and Mg2+ (R2 = 0.92)]. Significant losses of major plant nutrients from the plant root zone would affect soil quality, reduce soil productivity and degrade ground water quality.

Keywords

Leaching losses Acid rain Nutrient cations Highly weathered soils
Nawaz, R., Ahmad, S., Arshad, M., Ashraf, U., Waqas Nawaz, M., Rani, M., … Parkpian, P. (2015). Leaching Losses of Nutrient Cations (K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+) from Oxisol and Ultisol Under Different Rates of Acidic Deposition in Thailand. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 27(6), 2195–2199. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2015.18072
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