Microfluidic Leaching of Soil Minerals: Release of K+ from K Feldspar.
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SUBMITTER: Ciceri D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4613825 | biostudies-literature | 2015
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Microfluidic Leaching of Soil Minerals: Release of K+ from K Feldspar.
Ciceri Davide D Allanore Antoine A
PloS one 20151020 10
The rate of K+ leaching from soil minerals such as K-feldspar is believed to be too slow to provide agronomic benefit. Currently, theories and methods available to interpret kinetics of mineral processes in soil fail to consider its microfluidic nature. In this study, we measure the leaching rate of K+ ions from a K-feldspar-bearing rock (syenite) in a microfluidic environment, and demonstrate that at the spatial and temporal scales experienced by crop roots, K+ is available at a faster rate tha ...[more]
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