Is manganese deficiency a problem on acid soils?

1988

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) R Merry
A Richards
Year(s) 1988
Contributor South Australian Research and Development Institute
Trial location(s) Adelaide, SA
Is manganese deficiency a problem on acid soils? locations
Aims

To use field and glasshouse experiments to explore the relationship between soil pH and manganese availability.

Key messages
  • Three field sites were sown with grass clover pasture and limed and 11 rates.
  • Soils were also collected from lime treatments incubated for 2 months and then used to grow clover in the glasshouse.
  • Increasing soil pH by liming decreased availability of manganese at all sites and in the glasshouse experiment.
  • In the glasshouse experiment yields decreased on all soils at the higher lime rates.
  • Diagnosis of manganese deficiency in sub clover is confounded by lack of a reliable critical value.
  • If 20 mg/kg is taken as a critical concentration fulfilled run clover and flowering 2 of the experimental sites are nearing manganese deficiency at moderate line rates.
  • Calcium chloride extractable manganese determined in the pot soils correlated well with planned manganese in the youngest open leaf.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute
Related program More Profit from Crop Nutrition
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified

Method

Crop type Pasture: Clover
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Properties
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Adelaide 1988

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Soil amelioration

Lime

Other trial notes

Richards A, Merry R (1988) Inducement of manganese deficiency by lime application on acid lateritic soils. Is it a problem? In 'International Symposium on Manganese in Soils and Plants: Contributed papers.' (Eds J Webb, R Nable, R Graham, R Hannam.) pp. 15-18. Manganese Symposium Inc.: Adelaide.

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