Effects of Natural Zeolite on Growth and Flowering of Strawberry (Fragariaxananassa Duch.)

., Gh. Abdi; Khosh-Khui, Morteza; Eshghi, Saeid

doi:10.3923/ijar.2006.384.389

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“…The gluten index reached a maximum at the highest dose of zeolite. The positive effect of zeolite on the amount and quality of gluten, a protein that determines flour quality parameters, observed in our experiment could result from better distribution of nitrogen and potassium in soil in the presence of zeolite, as postulated by Abdi et al [ 27 ] and Ozbahce et al [ 32 ]. The improvement of gluten properties increases the commercial value of the grains due to better bakery parameters of the flour.…”

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“…However, an increase in CEC after zeolite addition has been frequently reported [ 7 , 47 ]. Abdi et al [ 27 ] showed that the amount of exchange K+, Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ in the soil (that can be roughly considered as the CEC) had increased significantly due to the use of 10 t/ha zeolite. Ravali et al [ 54 ] observed around a 30% increase in CEC of a sandy loam after addition of 7.5 t/ha zeolite.…”

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“…that have been reported in many papers for sunflower, soybean, tomatoes, radish, beans, potatoes, clover, maize, winter wheat, sugar cane and other plants [ 5 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ]. These effects are achieved at different doses of the mineral: from less than 10 t/ha [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ] up to 120 t/ha [ 32 ].…”

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Effect of Low Zeolite Doses on Plants and Soil Physicochemical Properties

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Thousands of tons of zeolitic materials are used yearly as soil conditioners and components of slow-release fertilizers. A positive influence of application of zeolites on plant growth has been frequently observed. Because zeolites have extremely large cation exchange capacity, surface area, porosity and water holding capacity, a paradigm has aroused that increasing plant growth is caused by a long-lasting improvement of soil physicochemical properties by zeolites. In the first year of our field experiment performed on a poor soil with zeolite rates from 1 to 8 t/ha and N fertilization, an increase in spring wheat yield was observed. Any effect on soil cation exchange capacity (CEC), surface area (S), pH-dependent surface charge (Qv), mesoporosity, water holding capacity and plant available water (PAW) was noted. This positive effect of zeolite on plants could be due to extra nutrients supplied by the mineral (primarily potassium—1 ton of the studied zeolite contained around 15 kg of exchangeable potassium). In the second year of the experiment (NPK treatment on previously zeolitized soil), the zeolite presence did not impact plant yield. No long-term effect of the zeolite on plants was observed in the third year after soil zeolitization, when, as in the first year, only N fertilization was applied. That there were no significant changes in the above-mentioned physicochemical properties of the field soil after the addition of zeolite was most likely due to high dilution of the mineral in the soil (8 t/ha zeolite is only ~0.35% of the soil mass in the root zone). To determine how much zeolite is needed to improve soil physicochemical properties, much higher zeolite rates than those applied in the field were studied in the laboratory. The latter studies showed that CEC and S increased proportionally to the zeolite percentage in the soil. The Qv of the zeolite was lower than that of the soil, so a decrease in soil variable charge was observed due to zeolite addition. Surprisingly, a slight increase in PAW, even at the largest zeolite dose (from 9.5% for the control soil to 13% for a mixture of 40 g zeolite and 100 g soil), was observed. It resulted from small alterations of the soil macrostructure: although the input of small zeolite pores was seen in pore size distributions, the larger pores responsible for the storage of PAW were almost not affected by the zeolite addition.

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“…The highest K + uptake was observed in a treatment with zeolite and urea. Application of CLP increased the available N + , K + , P 3+ , Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ of the medium, the net photosynthetic rate and the water use efficiency in the growth and flowering of strawberries (Abdi et al , 2006). The application of zeolite and foliar selenium (Na 2 SeO 4 ) to the growth and yields of three canola cultivars in a field trial had significant positive effects on traits related to yield.…”

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Recent advances in the science and technology of natural zeolites in Iran

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Iran has significant deposits of high-purity natural zeolites. Many Iranian scholars conduct scientific research on porous materials, from natural and synthetic zeolites to metal organic framework materials. Iranian zeolite deposits and associated research are reviewed here. Various industrial applications of natural zeolites, from agriculture to animal husbandry to the construction industry and beyond are discussed here.

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“…Some of the characteristics of zeolites that potentially make them desirable for improving the properties of soils are a large internal porosity that results in water retention, a uniform particle-size distribution that allows them to be easily incorporated, and high cation-exchange capacity that retains nutrients [15]. Abdi [16] reported that zeolite capabilities on the improvement of soil physical environment particularly in sandy and clay poor soil. This report also stated that the application of zeolite increased the available nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium of the soil.…”

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Mechanism in Using Commercial High Efficient Zeolite-Base Greenfeed Slow Release Fertilizers

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Fertilizer issues such as overuse, leaching and soil degradation are becoming severe in worldwide plantation areas. To secure current food production, prevention measures on these issues are relatively limited on agricultural production areas. Slow release fertilizer is prevailing over past years due to its significant effects on prevention of fertilizer leaching and less harm to soil and underground water. We presented here the mechanisms of a novel zeolite-based slow release fertilizer including its properties as reservoirs of nutrients, pH balancer and also water retainer in soil. By providing sufficient nutrients to soil, this fertilizer has commercially proven to give better growing environment to grower as well as labor saving and cost saving.

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Effects of Natural Zeolite on Growth and Flowering of Strawberry (Fragariaxananassa Duch.)

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Effect of Low Zeolite Doses on Plants and Soil Physicochemical Properties

Effect of Low Zeolite Doses on Plants and Soil Physicochemical Properties

Recent advances in the science and technology of natural zeolites in Iran

Mechanism in Using Commercial High Efficient Zeolite-Base Greenfeed Slow Release Fertilizers

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