Profile distribution of micronutrients: cupper, manganese, iron, zinc, boron and molybdenum and related properties were investigated in soils developed in central Ethiopian cultivated lands at a depth of 0–150 cm in five different intervals from six profiles. Results showed that the micronutrient contents under instigations were much differentiated across soil profiles and sites. Though, the pattern of changes differ, the pH, clay content, bulk density, Mn, B and Mo were found to increase irregularly from topsoil to subsoil, whereas the organic carbon, Cu, Fe and Zn showed decreasing trends of change with depth. The results of investigation also revealed a relative larger accumulation of clay in the underlying horizon than topsoil. Correlation among the micronutrients and related soil properties also varied significantly with depth. The observed higher percentage of OC, Cu, Fe and Zn in the topsoil than the underlying layer may indicate the roles biomass recycling and rates may have played in their vertical distribution. More generally, among the analyzed soil properties, soil pH was found to be the most important factor influencing the micronutrients concentration in soils. Therefore, from annual crops production point of view, for those nutrients that are fairly abundant in subsoil, deep-tillage operations like sub-soiling are expected to bring their available forms to top-layers for plants uptake or recycling. Deep capture of nutrients by tree-roots like that in the agroforestry system can also recycle nutrients leached to deeper layers, thus improving nutrient use efficiency, thereby reducing potential environmental impacts. In general, the results of such vertical patterns of nutrient elements variability can yield insights into the patterns and processes of nutrient cycling over time: at small, medium or large-scales.
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Soil Profile, Micronutrients, Depth Distribution, Pedogenesis, Illuviation, Nutrient Cycles, Leaching
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abstract = {Profile distribution of micronutrients: cupper, manganese, iron, zinc, boron and molybdenum and related properties were investigated in soils developed in central Ethiopian cultivated lands at a depth of 0–150 cm in five different intervals from six profiles. Results showed that the micronutrient contents under instigations were much differentiated across soil profiles and sites. Though, the pattern of changes differ, the pH, clay content, bulk density, Mn, B and Mo were found to increase irregularly from topsoil to subsoil, whereas the organic carbon, Cu, Fe and Zn showed decreasing trends of change with depth. The results of investigation also revealed a relative larger accumulation of clay in the underlying horizon than topsoil. Correlation among the micronutrients and related soil properties also varied significantly with depth. The observed higher percentage of OC, Cu, Fe and Zn in the topsoil than the underlying layer may indicate the roles biomass recycling and rates may have played in their vertical distribution. More generally, among the analyzed soil properties, soil pH was found to be the most important factor influencing the micronutrients concentration in soils. Therefore, from annual crops production point of view, for those nutrients that are fairly abundant in subsoil, deep-tillage operations like sub-soiling are expected to bring their available forms to top-layers for plants uptake or recycling. Deep capture of nutrients by tree-roots like that in the agroforestry system can also recycle nutrients leached to deeper layers, thus improving nutrient use efficiency, thereby reducing potential environmental impacts. In general, the results of such vertical patterns of nutrient elements variability can yield insights into the patterns and processes of nutrient cycling over time: at small, medium or large-scales.},
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