… soils, the distribution of trace elements in the soil profile is strongly influenced by their uptake
by plants from a large volume of soil … Under these conditions, trace elements are retained …

… between the values recorded in the former soils. Key Words: total trace elements, Tropical
Asian paddy soils. Trace element status of soils becomes a subject of scientific investigation …

… Criteria for environmental protection related to the trace element status in soils should consider
all the major variables that govern their behavior, and in particular those that control their …

… Thus, it is necessary to investigate the levels of different trace elements in agricultural soils,
… status of several trace elements viz. Cu, Zn, Mn, As, Mo, Cd, Sb, and Pb in agricultural soils of …

… environmental conditions in soils. One of the major factors controlling soil trace element
content is the parent rock material. Soils vary across landscapes and rock weathering and other …

… role soil properties can play in determining trace element sorption… involved using soils spiked
with soluble trace element salts … The number of publications covering TEs in soils continues …

… Any assessment of the trace element status of a particular element in a soil must take this,
as well as the total content, into account. The magnitude of some of the factors involved in …

… years to evaluate and quantify the transfer of trace elements from soils to plants, more attention
needs to be given to mechanisms within the soil and plant systems, which influence their …

… of the various elements present in the soils of this country. … of trace elements. It is the purpose
of this study to acquire information regarding the trace element status of West Pakistan soils…

… of soils deficient in essential trace elements. A brief general account of the main soil factors
associated with trace element … of podzolic soils, also are indicators of the trace element status …