A laboratory method to estimate the efficiency of plant extract to neutralize soil acidity
Water-soluble plant organic compounds have been proposed to be efficient in alleviating soil acidity. Laboratory methods were evaluated to estimate the efficiency of plant extracts to neutralize soil acidity. Plant samples were dried at 65ºC for 48 h and ground to pass 1 mm sieve. Plant extraction p...
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Published in: | Brazilian archives of biology and technology Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 183 - 187 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
01-06-2002
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Summary: | Water-soluble plant organic compounds have been proposed to be efficient in alleviating soil acidity. Laboratory methods were evaluated to estimate the efficiency of plant extracts to neutralize soil acidity. Plant samples were dried at 65ºC for 48 h and ground to pass 1 mm sieve. Plant extraction procedure was: transfer 3.0 g of plant sample to a becker, add 150 ml of deionized water, shake for 8 h at 175 rpm and filter. Three laboratory methods were evaluated: sigma (Ca+Mg+K) of the plant extracts; electrical conductivity of the plant extracts and titration of plant extracts with NaOH solution between pH 3 to 7. These methods were compared with the effect of the plant extracts on acid soil chemistry. All laboratory methods were related with soil reaction. Increasing sigma (Ca+Mg+K), electrical conductivity and the volume of NaOH solution spent to neutralize H+ ion of the plant extracts were correlated with the effect of plant extract on increasing soil pH and exchangeable Ca and decreasing exchangeable Al. It is proposed the electrical conductivity method for estimating the efficiency of plant extract to neutralize soil acidity because it is easily adapted for routine analysis and uses simple instrumentations and materials.
Tem sido proposto que os compostos orgânicos de plantas solúveis em água são eficientes na amenização da acidez do solo. Foram avaliados métodos de laboratório para estimar a eficiência dos extratos de plantas na neutralização da acidez do solo. Os materiais de plantas foram secos a 65º C por 48 horas, moídos e passados em peneira de 1mm. Utilizou-se o seguinte procedimento para obtenção do extrato de plantas: transferir 3.0 g da amostra de planta para um becker, adicionar 150 ml de água deionizada, agitar por 8h a 175 rpm e filtrar. Avaliaram-se três métodos de laboratório: sigma (Ca + Mg + K) do extrato de planta, condutividade elétrica (CE) do extrato de planta e titulação do extrato de planta com solução de NaOH entre pH 3 a 7. Os métodos de laboratório foram comparados com o efeito dos extratos de plantas na reação do solo. Todos os métodos de laboratório foram correlacionados com a reação do solo: o aumento de sigma (Ca + Mg + K), Ce e o volume de NaOH gasto para neutralizar os íons H+ do extrato de plantas, foram correlacionados com o efeito nos aumentos de pH e Ca trocável e diminuição de Al trocável do solo. É proposto o método de CE para estimar a eficiência do extrato de plantas na neutralização da acidez do solo por ser facilmente adaptado para análise de rotina e por utilizar instrumentos e materiais simples. |
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ISSN: | 1516-8913 1516-8913 1678-4324 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S1516-89132002000200009 |