1. Silicon as a potential limiting factor for phosphorus availability in paddy soils.
- Author
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Schaller J, Wu B, Amelung W, Hu Z, Stein M, Lehndorff E, and Obst M
- Subjects
- Fertilizers, Iron, Oxides, Silicic Acid, Silicon, Soil, Oryza, Phosphorus
- Abstract
Rice cultivation requires high amounts of phosphorus (P). However, significant amounts of P fertilizer additions may be retained by iron (Fe) oxides and are thus unavailable for plants. At the same time, rice cultivation has a high demand for silicic acid (Si), reducing Si availability after short duration of rice cultivation. By studying a paddy chronosequence with rice cultivation up to 2000 years, we show that Si limitation, observed as early as a few decades of rice cultivation, is limiting P availability along the paddy soils chronosequence. Using near edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (NEXAFS) in a scanning transmission (soft) X-ray microscope (STXM) we show release of available P was linked to a Si-induced change in speciation of Fe-phases in soil particles and competition of Si with P for binding sites. Hence, low Si availability is limiting P availability in paddy soils. We propose that proper management of Si availability is a promising tool to improve the P supply of paddy plants., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
- Published
- 2022
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