Aluminum (Al) toxicity is one of the major limitations that inhibit plant growth and
development in acidic soils. In acidic soils (pH< 5.0), phototoxic-aluminum (Al3+) rapidly …

A burgeoning global population is creating unprecedented demands on agriculture to
produce ever-increasing amounts of food, fiber, and fuel. In this context, South America has …

High aluminum (Al) concentrations as Al3+ represent an important growth and yield limiting
factor for crops in acid soils (pH≤ 5.5). The most recognized effect of Al-toxicity in plants is …

Soil degradation has serious global impacts on agronomic, economic, and sociopolitical
conditions, however, statistics regarding the degree of these impacts has been largely …

Publisher Summary Phosphogypsum is the term used for the gypsum by-product of wet-acid
production of phosphoric acid from rock phosphate. It is essentially hydrated CaSO 4, with …

An enormous volume of literature conveniently summarized by Adams,(1984), Kamprath
and Foy (1985); Helyar (1991), and Foy (1992) has been published over the years on the …

One of the foremost disastrous penalties as a result of global industrialization is soil acidity.
Besides industrialization, soil acidity has occurred also due to imbalanced use of synthetic …

Acid sulfate soils occur sporadically in the coastal plains of countries throughout the globe.
The soils are characterized by a low pH and the presence of sulfuric horizon, overlying …

Acid sulfate soils having a pH of less than 3.5 are widespread in Malaysia. Some of these
soils are planted to cocoa, but the yield is reported to be low due to soil infertility related to Al …

Climate change has threatened global food security. There is an unrelenting need to
understand various factors associated with abiotic stress and their response, adaptability …