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Influence of Molybdenum on Growth and Composition of Alfalfa and Distribution of Molybdenum in a Cecil‐Lloyd Soil
Author(s) -
Giddens Joel,
Perkins H. F.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1960.03615995002400060023x
Subject(s) - molybdenum , lime , sodium molybdate , acre , molybdate , composition (language) , agronomy , yield (engineering) , chemistry , zoology , horticulture , metallurgy , materials science , biology , inorganic chemistry , art , literature
Sodium molybdate was applied annually at a rate of 8 ounces per acre to alfalfa receiving 500 and 4000 pounds limestone. Beginning in the fall of the second year of growth, the low lime treatment plus molybdenum yield was about the same as the high lime treatment. After 3 years, alfalfa on the high lime treatment responded to molybdenum. Liming increased the molybdenum content of alfalfa in 1956 but did not consistently do so in 1959. The molybdenum content of alfalfa was not excessive after six applications. Molybdenum did not move downward in the Cecil‐Lloyd soil profile.