Effect of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Rhizosphere on Zinc-Release Kinetics

The primary factor that influences release of zinc (Zn) for plants is the rhizosphere. However, information about Zn-desorption characteristics in the rhizosphere is limited. A greenhouse experiment was performed to determine Zn-release characteristics in the bulk and the rhizosphere soils using a rhizobox. The kinetics of Zn release was determined by successive extraction with diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)- triethanolamine (TEA) in a period of 1 to 504h at 25 +/- 1 degrees C in the bulk and the rhizosphere soils. Moreover, Zn extracted by using three extractants [DTPA-TEA, ammonium bicarbonate (AB)-DTPA, and Mehlich 3] in the bulk and the rhizosphere soils. The results showed that Zn extracted in the rhizosphere soils were significantly (P<0.01) lower than the bulk soils. The mean of Zn release in the bulk and the rhizosphere soils were 5.31 and 4.91mgkg(-1), respectively. Release kinetics of Zn conformed fairly well to power function, first order, parabolic diffusion, and simplified Elovich equations. The results of kinetics study indicated that release-rate coefficients decreased in the rhizosphere soils compare to the bulk soils. The correlation studies showed that Zn release after 504h was significantly correlated (P<0.05) with Zn extracted by using DTPA-TEA, AB-DTPA, and Mehlich 3 in the bulk and the rhizosphere soils. The results of this research showed that Zn-release characteristics in the bean rhizosphere soils were different from the bulk soils.