Ground basalt and tuff as iron fertilizers for calcareous soils

Phillip Barak*, Yona Chen, Arieh Singer

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Abstract

Crushed basalt and tuff were found to significantly improve the iron nutrition of peanuts grown in pots of highly calcareous soil. At a rate of 1/2% powdered rock (by weight), chlorophyll contents were double those of plants grown in untreated soil. At rates of 5% by weight, the effect of the rock powders was equal to that of FeEDDHA. The effectiveness of the rock powders was lower in the second crop on the same soils.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)155-158
Number of pages4
JournalPlant and Soil
Volume73
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1983

Keywords

  • Basalt
  • Chlorosis
  • Iron fertilizer
  • Peanuts
  • Tuff

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