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. 2023 Jun 14;71(25):9728–9737. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c02057

Table 2. Maximum Soluble Micronutrient Concentrations in Soil Extracts Obtained in the Soil Batch Experiment with Both Ligands ([S,S]-EDDS and EDTA)a.

  S1
S2
S3
  Fe Mn Zn Cu Fe Mn Zn Cu Fe Mn Zn Cu
maximum solubilized metal with [S,S]-EDDS (μmol/L) 12.1 3.94 2.61 20.3 27.3 68.0 2.04 19.2 32.6 151 2.03 21.2
maximum solubilized metal with EDTA (μmol/L) 5.52 4.88 2.23 2.36 5.45 4.08 1.82 4.53 24.9 27.4 2.06 8.00
available in soil (μmol/L) 4.34 0.69 1.70 2.73 16.3 11.2 1.40 8.68 11.5 10.2 0.61 2.90
a

Values are means ± SD (n = 3). The [S,S]-EDDS and EDTA were added at measured concentrations of 401 and 500 μM. For comparison also the calculated concentration of the initially available metals in each soil extract is presented.