Abstract
A comparison of the nutrient status, in terms of both major nutrients and trace elements, of a sanded plaggen soil (Mollic Eutroplaggent) on the Dingle peninsula and its adjacent identical non-sanded peaty podzolised gley (Entic Haplaquod) was carried out. The results showed that the concentration of the major elements, phosphorus and potassium, and the secondary elements, calcium, magnesium and sodium, were substantially higher in the plaggen soil than its non-sanded counterpart. The concentrations of copper, zinc, boron and cobalt were also substantially greater in the plaggen soil, but the higher concentrations of copper, zinc and boron were attributed to agricultural practices rather than the sanding process. Manganese deficiency occurs regularly in manganese-sensitive crops grown on these alkaline plaggen soils.
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