Abstract
Abstract The Zn content in 8 soil chemical fractions was determined for 21 greenhouse soils and for 8 reference (open field) soils from Kochi Prefecture, Japan to investigate the forms of spontaneously accumulated Zn in the greenhouse soils associated with heavy application of fertilizers and manures. Sequential extraction method was applied to every soil and each Zn fraction was designated as exchangeable (Ex-Zn), Pb-displaceable (Pb-Zn), acid soluble (Aci-Zn), Mn oxide-occluded (MnO-Zn), organically bound (OM-Zn), amorphous Fe oxide-occluded (AFeO-Zn), crystalline Fe oxide-occluded (CFeO-Zn), and residual (Res-Zn) fractions. The Zn content of the greenhouse soils was significantly higher than that of the reference soils in every fraction, except for the CFeO-Zn, and Res-Zn fractions. The Pb-Zn, Aci-Zn, and MnO-Zn fractions showed a difference of more than 60% in the total Zn content between the two soil groups. The amounts of Zn extracted in the Pb-Zn, Aci-Zn, MnO-Zn, AFeO-Zn, and CFeO-Zn fractions of t...
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