Abstract
SUMMARYA pot experiment was made to study the effect of green manuring and iron application on the pE, pH, Fe concentration and iron equilibria in a calcareous and a noncalcareous soil. Green manuring drastically decreased the pE and pH and increased the Fe concentration of the equilibrium soil solution to a greater extent than submergence alone. Addition of Fe decreased pE, pH and increased Fe concentration both with and without green manuring. In calcareous soil pE and pH were high and Fe concentration was low compared with non-calcareous soil. In the absence of green manure and added iron, although there were wide variations in pE, pH and Fe concentration, Fe(OH)3-Fe2+; Fe3(OH)8-Fe2 + and Fe(OH)3-Fe3(OH)8 systems were controlling the solubility of Fe after 1 week of submergence in both the soils. But on green manuring all the above systems in calcareous soil and only Fe(OH)3-Fe3(OH)8 system in non-calcareous soil were operating at 1 week of submergence and continued afterwards. Addition of iron, with and without green manure, failed to bring an appreciable effect on these systems in calcareous and as well as in non-calcareous soil.
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