Plant Soil Environ., 2009, 55(2):74-79 | DOI: 10.17221/317-PSE

The accumulation of copper in soils of the Italian region Emilia-Romagna

M. Toselli1, P. Schiatti2, D. Ara2, A. Bertacchini3, M. Quartieri1
1 Dipartimento di Colture Arboree, Università di Bologna, viale Fanin, Bologna, Italy
2 PROBER, Emilia Romagna Organic and Biodynamic Producers Association viale Marconi, Bologna, Italy
3 ITER, via Brugnoli, Bologna, Italy

The investigation was carried out in 2005, on 30 plots chosen in the Central-Eastern part of the Emilia Romagna region, and cultivated with pear, grapevine and vegetable crops under the organic management system. For each crop, 5 plots with a level of calcium carbonate > 10% and 5 plots with a level of calcium carbonate < 3% were selected. For pear and vine, soil analyses were performed at the depths of 0-20 cm and 20-50 cm, for vegetable at the depth of 0-50 cm. Organic matter content was higher in pear-cultivated plots, followed by grapevine and vegetable crops. Copper application rate, from 1998 to 2004, was higher in pear and grapevine than in vegetable plots. Soil total and DTPA-extractable Cu were higher in pear and grapevine than in vegetable-cultivated plots. Soil DTPA-extractable Cu concentration was higher in the upper horizon than at 20-50 cm soil depth. The increase of total Cu in pear and vine-cultivated plots was combined with the increase of soil inactive Cu.

Keywords: calcium carbonate; EDTA-extractable Cu; grapevine; pear

Published: February 28, 2009  Show citation

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Toselli M, Schiatti P, Ara D, Bertacchini A, Quartieri M. The accumulation of copper in soils of the Italian region Emilia-Romagna. Plant Soil Environ.. 2009;55(2):74-79. doi: 10.17221/317-PSE.
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