Plant Soil Environ., 2015, 61(10):458-461 | DOI: 10.17221/438/2015-PSE

Exchangeable silicon content of soil in a long-term fertilization experimentOriginal Paper

W. Szulc1, B. Rutkowska1, M. Hoch1, E. Spychaj-Fabisiak2, B. Murawska2
1 AgriculturalChemistry Department, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
2 Department of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Technology and Life Sciences

Based on a long-term fertilization experiment on a light soil, a study was conducted on the impact of varied fertilization on the levels of silicon forms available in the soil. It was shown that the exchangeable silicon content in the tested soil was very low, which can have a limiting effect on crop yields. Soil pH is a factor that significantly affects the exchangeable silicon content of the soil. Therefore, under the conditions of acidic soils, liming is a treatment that increases the level of silicon forms available to plants in the soil.

Keywords: silicon; mineral fertilization; crop rotation; farmyard manure

Published: October 31, 2015  Show citation

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Szulc W, Rutkowska B, Hoch M, Spychaj-Fabisiak E, Murawska B. Exchangeable silicon content of soil in a long-term fertilization experiment. Plant Soil Environ. 2015;61(10):458-461. doi: 10.17221/438/2015-PSE.
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