Reclamation of salt-affected high boron soils in western Kern County

Bingham, F. T.; Marsh, A; Branson, R. L.; Mahler, R. L.; Ferry, Gerald

doi:10.3733/hilg.v41n08p195

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“…The most common treatment practice is leaching (Leyshon and Jame, 1993), but this presents several limitations: (1) large volumes of water are required (Bingham et al, 1972), restricting its application in arid and semiarid regions; (2) removal is often incomplete, i.e., only the soluble fraction is removed, which leaves the sorbed fraction that can recharge the soil solution later (Peryea et al, 1985); and (3) soils must have good drainage capacity (Nable et al, 1997). In addition, the collection of the boron-enriched leachate is necessary to prevent contamination of adjacent sites (Bañuelos et al, 1993b).…”

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Boron accumulation in Puccinellia frigida, an extremely tolerant and promising species for boron phytoremediation

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Bonilla

et al. 2015

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

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Boron accumulation in Puccinellia frigida, an extremely tolerant and promising species for boron phytoremediation

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Bonilla

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Journal of Geochemical Exploration

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“…Moreover, the capability of a soil to regenerate B will be a function of the extraction history of the soil and the time scale over which the phenomenon is observed. Because the sites for soil collection for this study were from a field that had been farmed for decades to cotton, much of the upper profile B has likely been leached to deeper depths or has been partially used by the cotton throughout the years following normal cultivation and irrigation practices (Bingham et al, 1972).…”

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“…Bingham et al (1972) and Reeve et al (1955) reported that B removal required three times more water than that required for the removal of total soluble salts. With time, soils whose soluble B contents have been lowered by leaching may regenerate soluble B to toxic levels through desorption of the more strongly sorbed B or redistribution of B from unleached micropores (Peryea et al, 1985;Rhoades et al, 1970).…”

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Soil boron and selenium removal by three plant species

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High concentrations of boron (B) and selenium (Se) naturally found in the environment are detrimental to sustainable agriculture in the western USA. Greenhouse pot experiments were conducted to study B and Se uptake in three different plant species; Brassica juncea (L.) Czern (wild brown mustard), Festuca arundinacea Schreb. L. (tall fescue), and Brassica napus (canola) were grown in soil containing naturally occurring concentrations of 3.00 mg extractable B kg-1 and 1.17 mg total Se kg-1 soil. During the growing season, four intermediate harvests were performed on wild mustard and tall fescue. Final harvest I consisted of harvesting wild mustard, canola, and clipping tall fescue. Final harvest II consisted of harvesting wild mustard, which had been planted in soil in which wild mustard was previously grown, and harvesting previously clipped tall fescue. The greatest total amount of above ground biomass and below surface biomass was produced by tall fescue. Plants were separated into shoots and roots, weighed, and plant tissues were analyzed for total B and Se. The highest concentrations of tissue B were recovered in shoots of wild mustard and canola at final harvest I, while roots from tall rescue contained the highest concentrations of B irrespective of the harvest. Tissue Se concentrations were similar in all plants species. Soils were analyzed for residual B and Se. Extractable soil B concentrations at harvest times were lowered no less than 32% and total Se no less than 24% for all three species. The planting of wild mustard, canola, or tall fescue can reduce water-extractable B and total Se in the soil.

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“…In actuality, reclamation depends on soil pH and the quantity and affinity of adsorption sites. Griffin and Burau (1974) examined the kinetics of B desorption from soil and observed that the desorption reaction was almost complete after 10 h, although it continued for up to 72 h. The term regeneration has been used to describe the observed increases in soluble B after reclamation in the laboratory (Rhoades et al, 1970;Peryea et al, 1985a,b) and in the field (Bingham et al, 1972). This regeneration was attributed to the weathering of B-containing minerals and to B release from decomposing organic matter (Rhoades et al, 1970).…”

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“…Reclamation of high-B soils is reported to require about three times as much leaching water as reclamation of saline soils (Reeve et al, 1955;Bingham et al, 1972), indicating a stronger retention mechanism for B than for soluble salts. In actuality, reclamation depends on soil pH and the quantity and affinity of adsorption sites.…”

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Distinguishing Boron Desorption from Mineral Dissolution in Arid‐Zone Soils

Goldberg

Suarez

2011

Soil Science Soc of Amer J

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Boron release from six arid-zone soil samples from the San Joaquin Valley of California was investigated as a function of reaction time, solution pH, and suspension density. A multiple batch extraction experiment was performed for 362 d to distinguish B desorption from B released from mineral dissolution. Amounts of B released decreased rapidly and reached a low constant value after about 6 mo of reaction time. Slopes ofthe B release curves for the last eight extractions approached zero (constant release rate), indicating that this B release was from mineral dissolution. We also did a shorter term experiment that contained added Mg and silicate in solution. These experiments were conducted to evaluate the contribution of B release from dissolution of B-containing Mg silicate minerals. We determined that most ofthe B released from the soils can be attributed to release fiom Sorption sites radier than resulting from dissolution of B-containing Mg silicates. Various B soil tests were evaluated for their ability to measure native extractable adsorbed B. The diediylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)-sorbitol extract was the best measure of available ad.sorbed B but still only extracted 48% ofthe amount of B released in the long-term experiment. The greatest amount of B was extracted at the lowest suspension density for DTPA-sorbitol (92%) and phosphate buflPer pH 6.6 (95%). These extractants are recommended for quantifying native extractable adsorbed B, which must be considered in application oí chemical speciation transport models to describe B movement in soils. Incorporation of our results will allow improved predictions of soil solution B concentrations under diverse agricultural and environmental conditions. B oron is an essential micronutrient element for plants; however, the range between deficient and toxic concentrations is smaller for B than for any other plant nutrient element. Boron deficiency often occurs in coarse-textured soils in humid regions and can be triggered by liming of acid soils due to increased adsorption at higher pH (Reisenauer et al., 1973). Boron toxicity results from high levels of B in soils, additions of B via irrigation waters, and lack of adequate drainage (Nable et al., 1997).Compared with other phytonutrient elements, the soil chemistry of B is simple. Boric acid is a very weak, monobasic Lewis acid that accepts a hydroxyl ion to form the borate anión, B(OH)4~. Boron does not undergo volatilization or oxidation-reduction reactions in soils. Boron-containing minerals can be either minerals derived from igneous or metamorphic rocks, precipitates from evaporating brines, or altered or in situ formed clay minerals. Primary minerals containing B, like tourmaline, dissolve very slowly, while hydrated B minerals, like borax and ulexite, that form under extreme evaporative conditions and are very soluble, dissolve rapidly. These B solid phases do not control the concentration of B in most soil solutions (Coldberg, 1993). Boron may also be released into soil solution from B in tetrahedral s...

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Reclamation of salt-affected high boron soils in western Kern County

Cited by 21 publications

References 9 publications

Boron accumulation in Puccinellia frigida, an extremely tolerant and promising species for boron phytoremediation

Boron accumulation in Puccinellia frigida, an extremely tolerant and promising species for boron phytoremediation

Soil boron and selenium removal by three plant species

Distinguishing Boron Desorption from Mineral Dissolution in Arid‐Zone Soils

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