Sequential extraction of phosphorus by Mehlich-1 and ion exchange resin from b horizons of ferric and perferric latosols (oxisols)

• Autor(a) principal: Ker, João Carlos
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Camêlo, Danilo de Lima, Novais, Roberto Ferreira, Corrêa, Marcelo Metri, Lima, Vinício Coelho de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/01000683rbcs20140405; http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/14258
• topic: Labile phosphorus; Iron oxyhydroxides; Tuffite; Mafic rocks; Total digestion

In general, Latosols have low levels of available P, however, the influence of the parent material seems to be decisive in defining the pool and predominant form of P in these soils. This study evaluated P availability by extraction with Mehlich-1 (M-1) and Ion Exchange Resin (IER), from samples of B horizons of Ferric and Perferric Latosols developed from different parent materials. To this end, in addition to the physical and chemical characterization of soils, 10 sequential extractions were performed with M-1 and IER from samples of B horizons (depth between 0.8 and 1.0 m). Total contents of Ca, P, Fe, Al, and Ti were determined after digestion with nitric, hydrofluoric and perchloric acids. The effects of sequential P extractions on Fe oxides were also evaluated from the analyses of dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate and ammonium acid oxalate. The high similarity between contents of P accumulated after sequential extractions with M-1 and IER in soils developed on tuffite indicated a predominance of P-Ca. Higher contents of P after a single IER extraction show greater efficiency in P removal from highly weathered soils, as from the Latosols studied here. The P contents also show the high sensitivity of extractant M-1 in highly buffered soils. Furthermore, a single extraction with extractant M-1 or IER is not sufficient to estimate the amount of labile P in these soils.