Abstract
AbstractZinc diffusion in two soils (Udic Ustochrept and Typic Ustochrept) was studied under the influence of chelating agents at varying levels of zinc by the half cell technique using zinc‐65. Synthetic chelating agents, EDTA and DTPA increased the apparent self diffusion coefficient of zinc (DaZn) by about 100 to 10,000 folds in both the soils depending upon the amount of chelating agent and fertilizer zinc applied. With only soil zinc, the DTPA performed better while with fertilizer zinc, the EDTA showed higher DaZn values. Fulvic acids increased the DaZn value in Udic Ustochrept from 10 to 100 times and in Typic Ustochrept from 1.5 to 7 times. Humic acids enhanced the zinc diffusion rate in Udic Ustochrept but depressed it in Typic Ustochrept. Capacity factor (B value) of the soil for zinc went down drastically by 10 to 100 times due to EDTA and DTPA treatments. Humic acids depressed the B value in Udic Ustochrept and increased it in Typic Ustochrept. Higher B values were observed with FYM application.
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