Soil structure and potassium supply. II. The effect of ped size and root density on the supply to plants of exchangeable and non‐exchangeable potassium from a chalky boulder clay soil
作者:
S. D. HEMING,
D. L. ROWELL,
期刊:
Journal of Soil Science
(WILEY Available online 1985)
卷期:
Volume 36,
issue 1
页码: 61-69
ISSN:0022-4588
年代: 1985
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2389.1985.tb00313.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
SUMMARYA model based on measurements of potassium release from spherical aggregates (Heming&Rowell, 1985, Part I) has been used to predict release from larger aggregates, for longer times, drier soils and varying diffusion coefficients. The model has been adapted to predict supply to a single root from a soil cylinder and compared with measured uptake by onions. A ‘supply index’ shows likely restrictions in the availability of exchangeable K and in the rate of supply of non‐exchangeable K resulting from diffusion limitations over a 4 week period for (i) aggregates covered with a dense roots system, and (ii) roots growing at known densities. For this period diffusion alone should not limit exchangeable K uptake in the field if the root density is at least 3.5 cm/cm3: at 0.9 cm/cm3about 50% may be unavailable. The supply rate of non‐exchangeable K increases with root density and may be important for high‐demanding crops in dr
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