Total soluble iron in the soil solution of physically, chemically and biologically different soils [Elektronische Ressource] / submitted by Tarek Ghassan Ammari

Institute of Plant Nutrition Justus Liebig University Giessen / Germany Prof. Dr. Drs. h. c. Konrad Mengel Total Soluble Iron in the Soil Solution of Physically, Chemically and Biologically Different Soils A thesis submitted for the requirement of the doctoral degree in agriculture Department of Agriculture and Nutritional Sciences, Home Economics and Environmental Management Justus Liebig University Giessen / Germany Submitted by Tarek Ghassan Ammari Amman / Jordan 2005 This Ph.D. work was approved by the defense committee (Department 09: Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Home Economics and Environmental Management) of Justus Liebig University Giessen, as a thesis to award the thDoctor Degree of Agricultural Science on October 17 2005. Defense Committee: Chairman: Prof. Dr. B. Honermeier. 1. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. K. Mengel. 2. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. W. Friedt. 1. Examiner: Prof. Dr. S. Schnell. 2. Examiner: Prof. Dr. H. Wegener. Content 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..1 2. Materials and Methods………………………..…………………………………....8 2.1 General Description of the “Buchner Funnel Technique” (BFT)……………………..8 2.2 The Ferrozine-Hydroxylamine Hydrochloride Method……………………………....9 2.2.1 Reagents………………………………………………………………….....9 2.2.2 Procedure…………………………………………………………………..10 2.