aluminium oxides

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Native Plants and Phosphate
... why we use it to stabilise rusty surfaces prior to painting. P is also very keen on aluminium oxides. As soon as phosphate ions are added to soil, most of them are grabbed by iron ... oxides precipitate again, mostly around existing oxide particles. Hence the long-term effect of annual dissolution of oxides is, paradoxically, growth of ever larger lumps of oxide in our soils. It has been argued that ...
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... soil is difficult. Clay soil is heavy, easily becomes compact, and cracks when dried up. Clay particles are mainly made of oxides of aluminium and are bound up with certain minerals, such as Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium. A considerable amount of plant food is, however available in clay soil. Loam is the best soil for vigorous plant growth. It is ...
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