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Iron deficiency, resulting in reduced crop yields, has been reported in many crops throughout the world, mostly on calcareous soils. This study was conducted to (i) determine the concentration and reactivity of soil Fe oxide and soil carbonate in diverse agricultural soils of Egypt and the United States and (ii) evaluate the relative influence of these factors on Fe chlorosis of soybean grown under well-drained conditions. Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.], Coker 338 cultivar, was grown in a growth room in sand/soil mixtures of 27 calcareous soils collected in Texas (USA) and Egypt. Iron-deficiency was evaluated by visual chlorosis ratings, in addition to chlorophyll, Fe2+ and total Fe concentrations in the plant, dry matter yield and total Fe uptake. The soils of Egypt had wide ranges of carbonate and Fe oxide concentrations, similar to the ranges observed in this and previous studies with U.S. soils. Dry matter yield and total Fe content were each negatively correlated with CaCO3 reactivity and surface area and total clay-size carbonate. Chlorophyll content was negatively correlated with total carbonate and total clay-size carbonate. Chlorosis rating was positively correlated with total and clay-size carbonate contents; however, it was negatively correlated with DTPA-extractable Fe. These results verify the important roles of carbonate and Fe oxide in influencing the incidence of Fe chlorosis of soybean in calcareous soils, especially under well-drained conditions as in this study.
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Haleem, A., Loeppert, R., Anderson, W. (1995). Role of soil carbonate and iron oxide in iron nutrition of soybean in calcareous soils of Egypt and the United States. In: Abadía, J. (eds) Iron Nutrition in Soils and Plants. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0503-3_44
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