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Effect of pH, Carbonate and Clay Content on Magnesium Measurement Methods on Hungarian Soils

Csaba Centeri Renato Kalocsai Márton Vona Zsolt Biró Viktoria Vona Tamás Szakál István Mihály Kulmány Sándor Zsebő Lajos Kubina Zsolt Giczi

Publication Name: Soil Systems

Publication Date: 2024-06-01

Volume: 8

Issue: 2

Page Range: Unknown

Description:

More exact information on soil nutrient management is crucial due to environmental protection, nature conservation, decreasing sources for mining, general precaution, etc. Soil magnesium (Mg) analytical methods of potassium chloride (KCl), Mehlich 3 (M3), water (WA) and cobalt hexamine (CoHex) extractions are compared with an elemental analysis and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis. The ratio of the available to the total Mg content was calculated and compared on the whole dataset. The results showed that the linear regressions between all the pairs of Mg content measurement methods were significant. The linear relationship between the KCl and CoHex methods has the highest determination coefficient (R2 = 0.96), followed by WA–M3 (R2 = 0.68), M3–CoHex (R2 = 0.66) and M3–KCl (R2 = 0.60). The M3 solution demonstrated a greater capacity for extracting Mg from the soil. The second part is the analysis of the influence of CaCO3, pH, soil texture and clay content on the measurable magnesium content of soils. It was established that the extraction methods, the soil and the classification method of the soil properties affect the evaluation. These results may help through the nutrient replenishment and the melioration of soils. These results can help the examination of mineral nutrients, especially the Mg uptake.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems8020049

Comparing Different Phosphorus Extraction Methods: Effects of Influencing Parameters

Csaba Centeri Renato Kalocsai G. Milics Márton Vona Zsolt Biró Viktoria Vona A. J. Kovács J. Kauser István Mihály Kulmány Gergely Jakab

Publication Name: Sustainability Switzerland

Publication Date: 2022-02-01

Volume: 14

Issue: 4

Page Range: Unknown

Description:

The current study compares the phosphorus (P) analysis methods of ammonium lactate (AL), Mehlich 3 (M3); water extraction (P-WA(P)&P-WA(PO4 )), cobalt hexamine (CoHex) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) as an estimate of total soil P. The ratio of the P-content/XRF was first calculated and compared with the whole dataset. Based on the comparison of all the data, there were significant differences between the results of P-WA(P) and P-WA(PO4 ) vs. M3 and AL, CoHex vs. M3 and CoHex vs. AL methods (p < 0.001). The second step was the analysis of the influencing factors based on their categories for a more in-depth understanding of their role (CaCO3-content, pH, soil texture and clay content). The results showed that higher CaCO3 content (>1%) resulted in lower correlations (6/10 cases). The extraction methods, the soil, the classification method of the soil properties and the statistical analyses affect the evaluation. The dataset covers a good range of the analysed factors for the evaluation of phosphorus in the majority of Hungarian soil types in arable use. There were two methods that detected the largest amount of P from the total P in the soil: AL and M3.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.3390/su14042158

The effect of soil physicochemical characteristics on zinc analysis methods

Csaba Centeri Renato Kalocsai G. Milics Zsolt Biró Viktoria Vona A. J. Kovács Endre Andor Tóth István Mihály Kulmány Gergely Jakab Zsolt Giczi

Publication Name: Soil and Water Research

Publication Date: 2021-01-01

Volume: 16

Issue: 3

Page Range: 180-190

Description:

Zn is an essential micronutrient involved in a wide variety of physiological processes. Soils are tested for zinc in many countries with several extractants. Each country has its validated methods, best-suited for its soils. The current study was designed to compare different zinc content measuring methods with seventy-one samples from Hungary. The data were first compared for the whole dataset and then in certain categories such as CaCO3-content, pH, texture and clay content. The zinc content was determined by the water extraction, KCl-EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid), Mehlich 3, CoHex (cobalt hexamine trichloride), and XRF (X-ray fluorescence) methods. Based on the analyses of all the data, we can conclude that all the methods are different. However, further analyses during the comparison of the methods based on the influencing factors, such as the pH, lime content, texture class, and clay content proved that, in some of the cases, there are similarities among the methods and, this way, we can get more knowledge on the measurements and the results provided. Farmers can gain extra knowledge from the comparison of the influencing factors to know where intervention is needed to use extra Zn for the proper fertilisation of their plants.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.17221/53/2020-SWR

Comparison of magnesium determination methods on Hungarian soils

Csaba Centeri Renato Kalocsai G. Milics Zsolt Biró Viktoria Vona A. J. Kovács Gergely Jakab Zsolt Giczi

Publication Name: Soil and Water Research

Publication Date: 2020-01-01

Volume: 15

Issue: 3

Page Range: 173-180

Description:

Magnesium is one of the most important nutrient elements. Soils are tested for magnesium in many countries with several extractants. Each country has its own validated methods, best-suited for its soils. The current study was designed to compare different magnesium content measuring methods with 80 Hungarian samples. The magnesium content was determined by the potassium chloride (1 M KCl 1:10), Mehlich 3 and CoHex (cobalt hexamine trichloride) methods. The maximum, mean and median values resulting from all the Mg determination methods showed the following order of measured magnitude: KCl < CoHex < M3.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.17221/92/2019-SWR