Soil Phosphorus Available for Crops and Grasses Extracted with Three Soil-Test Methods in Southern Brazilian Soils Amended with Phosphate Rock

The Mehlich 1 (M1) soil-test method has been used for soil phosphorus (P) extraction in southern Brazil. The objective of this work was to compare M1, Mehlich 3 (M3), and ionic exchange resin (resin) soil-test methods to evaluate the soil P available for crops and grasses in soils amended with phosphate rock (PR). Oxisol and Alfisol received triple superphosphate (TS) and PR. The M1 solution extracted greater P amounts in soils amended with PR compared with the M3 solution and resin methods. Lesser P amounts were extracted with the M3 solution. Crops yields were better associated with the P amounts extracted with M3 and resin methods in soils amended with PR. The results showed that M1 overestimates soil P availability to plants in soils amended with PR; the M3 solution best estimated the soil P available for crops and grasses in soils amended with PR.     

Predicting Plant Phosphorus Requirements for Hawaii Soils using a Combination of Phosphorus Sorption Isotherms and Chemical Extraction Methods

Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for plant growth and reproduction. One of the tasks of soil testing is to identify whether the soil P level is sufficient to meet crop requirements, and if not, to provide an estimate of the quantity of P that must be added for good growth of a given crop. Data for 12 soils (11 series) from Hawaii were used to develop correlations between critical P concentrations in soil solution derived from P sorption isotherms with P extracted with Mehlich 3, Olsen, or modified Truog solutions. Extractable P, in turn, was correlated with P fertilizer requirements. Critical P levels in soil solution reported in the literature for various crops ranged from 0.005 mg L^?1 for cassava (Manihot esculenta) to 0.30 for lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and to 1.6 for nonmycorrhizal onions (Allium cepa). The P buffer coefficient, defined as the ratio of fertilizer P added to extractable P, averaged 2.2, 4.2, and 8.6 for the modified Truog, Olsen, and Mehlich 3, respectively. Phosphorus requirements for certain crops could be estimated by the following steps: (i) obtaining (possibly one time only) soil solution P levels via P sorption isotherm for a given soil (series or family), (ii) identifying the critical soil solution P for a given crop from the literature, (iii) regressing soil solution P against extractable P, and (iv) establishing relationships between extractable P and fertilizer P.     

长期施肥对酸性土壤磷形态及有效性的影响

为明确长期施肥对集约化果园土壤磷形态、分布特征及其有效性的影响，本研究对琯溪蜜柚主产区29个果园的土壤进行调查研究，采用张守敬和Jackson的酸性土壤无机磷分级方法，研究蜜柚果园土壤磷素累积对土壤磷形态及有效性的影响。结果表明：在集约化蜜柚果园中，土壤磷素累积丰富，随树龄增加土壤速效磷含量上升显著，且土壤磷形态在不同土层存在显著性差异；当全磷含量≤0.5 g/kg时，土壤磷形态主要以有机磷、铁磷为主，随着全磷含量的上升，铝磷含量、占比均显著上升；多元线性回归和逐步回归分析结果表明本试验中铝磷与速效磷相关性最好。果园土壤已经形成一个巨大的磷库，且有效性较高，可适当减少磷肥投入，降低土壤磷含量，减少经济成本，提高生态效益。     

合肥市绿地土壤氮磷有效性特点

以合肥市典型道路、公园和庭院绿地土壤为对象,测定分析了绿地土壤理化性状和氮磷有效性特点。结果表明,绿地表层土壤容重平均值为1．45g／cm^3,总孔隙度为43．6％;土壤电导率平均值为159μ S／cm;pH值多在7．5～8．5,碱性化明显。老城区土壤氮磷有效性显著高于政务新区,老城区表层土壤全氮和速效氮含量的平均值分别为1．38g／kg和4．52mg／kg,高出政务区18．9％和42．1％;全磷和速效磷分别为1009．3mg／kg和41．9mg／kg,分别是政务区的3．0和1．9倍。园林绿地土壤具明显的富磷特征。     

Evaluation of Different Soil Tests for Phosphate Extractability in Major Soils from Angola

Phosphate (P) extractability was evaluated in twenty-eight superficial and subsuperficial horizons of representative soils occurring in Angola: Typic ferrallitic, weakly ferrallitic, Psammoferrallitic, Eutroparaferrallitic, and Fersilliatic soils. These soils show a wide range of texture, pH, cation exchange capacity, contents of organic C, and active noncrystalline forms of aluminum and iron extracted by acidified ammonium oxalate. Soil P was evaluated using eight different extractants, corresponding to the following tests: distilled water (Pdw), 0.01 M calcium chloride (CaCl₂) (Pca), iron oxide–impregnated filter paper (Pfe), Bray 2 (Pb2), Mehlich 3 (Pm3), Egnér–Riehm (Peg), Olsen (Pol), and acidified ammonium oxalate (Pox). The overall P extractability by the different tests was in the order Pca < Pdw < Peg < Pfe ≈ Pol < Pm3 < Pb2 < Pox. In the surface and subsurface horizons, the orders were Pca < Pdw < Peg < Pfe ≈ Pol < Pm3 < Pb2 < Pox and Pca < Pdw < Peg < Pfe ≈ Pm3 ≈ Pol < Pb2 < Pox, respectively. Very low amounts of P were extracted by the Pdw and Pca tests, making their use for agronomic purposes limited. The abilities of the Pfe and Pol tests to extract P in study soils were similar. The Peg test showed less ability to extract P than the Pb2 and Pm3 tests. The Pox test showed strong ability to dissolve P bound by amorphous iron and aluminum. The high positive correlation between the Pfe test and labile bioavailable P may warrant the use of Pb2, Pm3, Peg, and Pol tests to predict the amounts of labile bioavailable P for Angolan soils. Nevertheless, the little amounts of P extracted by Peg test could make it difficult to establish fertility classes. The main sources of P extracted by studied tests were mostly surfaces of active noncrystalline (amorphous or poorly crystalline inorganic) and organically complexed forms of iron and aluminum. Future work is necessary to assess the agronomic and the environmental meaning of these tests in Angolan soils.     

Soil Phosphorus Extracted by Bray 1 and Mehlich 3 Soil Tests as Affected by the Soil/Solution Ratio in Mollisols

Different relationships between soil-test methods results have been reported in several agricultural regions. Differences in the same soil-test procedure (e.g., soil/solution ratio) exist between soil-testing laboratories from different agricultural regions. Our objectives were to (1) determine the effect of soil/solution ratio on the amount of phosphorus removed by Bray 1 and Mehlich 3 methods, (2) compare the amounts of phosphorus removed by Bray 1 and Mehlich 3 in Mollisols from the Pampean region, and (3) determine whether soil/solution ratio affects the relationship between Bray 1 and Mehlich 3. Soil phosphorus availability was determined with two extractants (Bray 1 and Mehlich 3), using two soil/solution ratios (1:10 and 1:8, wt/v) in 72 soils (noncalcareous, loess-derived Molisolls) from the Pampean region. The amount of phosphorus removed was 20–24% greater when using 1:10 than 1:8 (wt/v) soil/solution ratio. This effect was significantly greater in Bray 1 than in Mehlich 3 (p = 0.04). When compared using the same soil/solution ratio, Mehlich 3 removed 4 to 8% more phosphorus than Bray 1. The soil/solution ratio used in the comparison affected the relationship between both extractants. The difference between extractants was slightly greater with a soil/solution ratio of 1:8 than of 1:10 (p = 0.03). Our results showed that even when using the same method, changes in the procedure (like soil/solution ratio) may cause different soil-test results and also differences in the relationship between two extracting solutions. Therefore, reported relationships between two methods are only valid for the soils and region where the relationship was developed and should not be extrapolated to other regions, even with similar soils.     

有机肥对设施菜地土壤磷素状况的影响

以辽宁沈阳市郊某设施菜地土壤为研究对象,通过设置不同有机肥用量处理(0,20,60thm-2)的小区实验,系统研究不同有机肥处理对不同本底肥力设施菜地土壤全磷、速效磷含量变化的影响。研究结果表明,有机肥能够提高不同肥力设施菜地土壤0～20cm土层全磷含量,其中P1全磷含量与CK相比增加2.7～19.5%,P2增加7.6～33.6%。土壤0～20cm速效磷含量也随有机肥施用量的增加而明显增加,P2即有机肥施用量60thm-2时,不同肥力设施菜地土壤在黄瓜拉秧期速效磷含量与CK、P1之间均达显著差异(P<0.05)。本实验条件下,施用有机肥20thm-2,可保持施肥当季中肥力与高肥力设施菜地土壤磷素水平;当地常规有机肥施用量60thm-2可显著提高设施菜地土壤全磷与速效磷含量,从而加剧高肥力土壤磷素的累积,并对环境造成压力。     

In Situ Method for Measuring Water Fluxes,Sediment, and Phosphorus at High Drip Infiltrometer Intensities in the Upper Half Meter of a Tilled Clay Soil

The first step in evaluating phosphorus (P) loss risks should be to investigate the topsoil, which is generally considered a source of P transport via macropore flow. A procedure is presented for in situ measurement of hydraulic response times, critical water outflow rates, as well as turbidity (T), sediment (SC), and total phosphorus (Ptot) concentrations in outflowing soil water solution from the upper half meter of a clay soil. The method applies to a range of controlled experimental rainfall intensities from a drip infiltrometer, and a zero-tension collection tray located at 0.5 m depth through which percolating water/sediment solution is sampled. Reasonable positive relationships were observed between T, SC, and Ptot versus steady output flow rates (qs). Dependencies were strong between Ptot and each of qs and T, and weaker between Ptot and SC. The methods require further validation and will be further developed in upcoming studies.     

Biomass and Phosphorus Uptake Responses of Maize to Phosphorus Application in Three Acid Soils from Southern Cameroon

Abstract

A phosphorus (P) greenhouse experiment was carried out with maize (Zea Mays L.) using surface horizons of three contrasted acid soils from southern Cameroon. The objectives were (i) to assess causal factors of maize differential growth and P uptake and (ii) to explore plant–soil interactions in acid soils under increasing P supply. Shoot and root dry‐matter yield and P uptake were significantly influenced by soil type and P rate (P<0.000), but the interaction was not significant. Soil properties that significantly (P<0.05) influenced maize growth variables were available P, soil pH, exchangeable bases [calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg)], and exchangeable aluminium (Al). Data ordination through principal‐component analysis highlighted a four‐component model that accounted for 88.1% of total system variance (TSV) and summarized plant reaction in acid soil condition. The first component, associated with 36.1% of TSV, pointed at increasing root–shoot ratio with increasing soil acidity and exchangeable Al. The second component (24.6% of TSV) highlighted soil labile P pool increase as a function of P rate. The third and fourth components reflected nitrogen (N) accumulation in soils and soil texture variability, respectively.     

Land Application of Manure Can Influence Earthworm Activity and Soil Phosphorus Distribution

Earthworms can influence incorporation of animal manures and composts into the soil. As this activity can decrease the potential for phosphorus (P) loss in runoff and increase plant nutrient availability, we evaluated the effect of manure application on earthworm activity. Earthworm activity (as indicated by surface casts of Lumbricus terrestris) and soil P distribution were determined as a function of superphosphate, manure, and compost (dairy and poultry) applied at rates of 0, 50, 100, and 200 kg P ha^–1 yr^–1. Surface earthworm cast production was greatest in the wet and warm months of May to July. For instance, average annual cast production was 24,520 and 13,760 kg ha^–1 with respective applications of dairy manure and compost (100 kg P ha^–1) compared with 9,090 kg ha^–1 when superphosphate was added. This increased activity was accompanied by lower Mehlich 3 P (130 mg kg^–1) at the surface (0–5 cm) of soils treated with 100 kg P ha^–1 yr^–1 dairy manure than those treated with superphosphate (210 mg kg^–1) but greater concentrations at 5 to 10 cm deep (95 and 50 mg kg^–1, respectively). While there may have been greater downward movement of organic P added in manure and compost, the stimulation of L. terrestris activity by application of manure or compost has the potential to redistribute surface-applied P within the soil profile to a greater extent than when equivalent applications of P are made in the form of inorganic fertilizer.     

The Determination of Soil Boron Fractions,Their Relationships to Soil Properties and the Availability to Olive (Olea europea L.) Trees

This study was conducted to investigate the various boron fractions in olive tree grown soils. The correlations between boron fractions in leaves, fruits and soil properties were examined. For this purpose cv “Gemlik” olive (Olea europaea L.) orchards were visited. Soil samples from 0–30 cm and 30–60 cm deep, the leaf and fruit samples were collected. The greatest proportion of total soil boron is present in residual form (85–88%). It is followed by organically bound B (2.84–4.50%), specifically adsorbed on soil colloid surfaces (0.93–1.31%), oxides (manganese oxyhydroxides, amorphous Fe and Al oxides, crystalline Fe and Al oxides) bound B (7.27–8.31%). The smallest one readily soluble (extracting plant available) boron values were composed of only 0.40–0.50% of total boron ranging. To determine readily soluble boron five different extraction solutions were in the order Hot water ? 0.01 M CaCl₂ ? 1 M NH₄OAc ? 0.1 M KCl ? 0.005 M DTPA. Fruit boron concentration and soil boron fractions showed close correlations than leaf boron concentration.     

酸化与富磷对农田土壤硅有效性的影响

目前，大量农田土壤及其生态功能正经受着土壤酸化的严重威胁，而土壤pH深刻影响着土壤中硅、磷养分的移动性及两者间的相互作用。关于硅肥施用可有效提升土壤磷素植物有效性的研究已有大量报导，但在农业集约化生产区，土壤磷素已大量累积的背景下，磷富集对土壤硅移动性与有效性的影响及其机制尚不清楚。选取2种不同有效硅水平的农田土壤（低有效硅土壤LASi：有效硅28.20 mg?kg-1；高有效硅土壤HASi：有效硅253.6 mg?kg-1），通过等摩尔浓度硅磷竞争吸附试验、土壤培养试验等，探究人工酸化与磷添加对土壤硅吸附性能与移动性的影响及其机制。结果表明，酸化土壤pH在3.5~8.0范围内，当硅与磷等摩尔浓度同时添加时，磷的存在会降低硅的吸附，各相应pH的LASi与HASi 2种土壤对硅的吸附量分别降低26%~74%、31%~84%。这说明，土壤对磷的吸附大于对硅的吸附。设置土壤pH3.5~8.0范围内，降低pH可降低土壤对硅的吸附；磷添加降低土壤硅吸附的效应，在高pH条件下更为显著。土壤酸化与磷添加降低了土壤对硅的吸附，降低了土壤有效硅（HOAc-NaOAc-Si）水平；不同类型土壤移动性硅（CaCl2-Si）水平对酸化与磷添加的响应不同，具体机理尚需进一步研究。     

不同分子量碳源对砂姜黑土磷素有效性和玉米磷吸收的影响

为探究不同分子量碳源对土壤磷有效性的影响，以安徽省典型砂姜黑土为供试土壤，通过盆栽种植玉米试验，开展了不同碳源(果糖、蔗糖、纤维素)对土壤中磷形态转化和玉米磷吸收影响的研究。结果表明：(1)土壤Olsen-P含量随时间先增加后降低。在玉米间苗7 d后果糖处理Olsen-P含量最高，15 d后纤维素处理Olsen-P含量达最大值，90 d后，相比于对照、果糖和蔗糖处理，纤维素处理土壤Olsen-P含量显著增加了79.74%、54.03%和30.03%(P<0.05)。(2)玉米间苗90 d后，相较于对照处理，纤维素处理显著降低了Fe-P和Ca10-P含量，增加了Ca8-P含量，而对照、果糖和蔗糖处理的Ca2-P含量无显著差异。与对照处理相比较，纤维素处理显著提高了活性有机磷(LOP)和中等活性有机磷(MLOP)含量，减少了中稳定性有机磷(MROP)含量。(3)纤维素处理增加了土壤可溶性有机碳(DOC)含量和磷酸酶活性，降低了土壤p H和交换性钙含量，这是土壤磷有效性增加的重要原因；(4)与对照、果糖和蔗糖处理相比，纤维素处理下玉米磷吸收量显著增加了46.20%、19.05%和19....     

Comparison of Disturbed and Undisturbed Soil Core Methods to Estimate Nitrogen-Mineralization Rates in Manured Agricultural Soils

Ion exchange resin?/?soil cores are a common in situ approach to estimating soil nitrogen (N) mineralization rates. However, no studies compare the two common methods of core preparation (disturbed and undisturbed). The objective of our study was to compare N mineralized and soil temperature in disturbed versus undisturbed cores of manured agricultural soils. Undisturbed cores were prepared by driving aluminum tubes (25 cm long with 10 cm inner diameter) into soil, removing the tubes, and then inserting an ion-exchange resin bag beneath the soil at the bottom of the tube. Disturbed cores were prepared with the same materials, but soil was excavated, mixed, and then filled into tubes fitted with ion-exchange resin bags at the bottom. Soil from six agricultural fields (five of which had more than 10 years of regular dairy manure application) was incubated over four time periods during summer and winter. A total of 13 soil?/?incubation-period combinations were tested. Disturbed cores tended to have more N mineralized than undisturbed cores (P < 0.10), especially in cores prepared with the lowest clay content soil. However, variability of N mineralized was lower in disturbed cores than undisturbed cores for 11 of the 13 soil?/?incubation periods. This lower variability was significant in two of the four incubation periods (P < 0.10). There was little difference in mean soil temperatures in disturbed versus undisturbed cores or within cores versus outside but adjacent to cores. However, in summer, the daily temperature range inside cores was significantly greater than the temperature range in soil outside cores (P < 0.01).     

三种水稻土对磷的吸附解吸特性

实验研究了三种不同水稻土磷等温吸附及解吸的情况,并对影响等温吸附特性的因素做了相关探讨。结果表明:三种水稻土磷吸附曲线与简单的Langmuir等温吸附方程极为吻合,磷的解吸曲线与Langmuir等温方程也具备较好的吻合性。供试样品的相关系数均达到显著水平。土壤物理性粘粒含量显著影响土壤最大吸磷量,但对土壤磷的解吸量没有显著影响。     

Phosphorus Availability in Low-P and Acidic Soils as Affected by Liming and P Addition

Acidic soils typically suffer from high phosphorus (P) retention, a problem that can be dealt with using greater P fertilization, soil liming, or both. The aim of this work was to examine which of these practices bears the more beneficial result for Lolium perenne L. growth. In a pot experiment, five acidic soils were treated as follows: L0P0 (unamended control), L1P0 (liming only), L0P1 (P addition only), and L1P1 (both liming and P addition). We found that P amendment alone was sufficient to increase plant P levels when the initial soil P concentrations were low. Liming without P addition increased plant P satisfactorily only in the high-P soil. We conclude that P addition alone is a better practice than liming alone for improved plant growth conditions in acidic, low-P soils, unless there is relatively high P content in soil, in which case liming alone may be sufficient to increase P availability.     

南京城市土壤磷的形态和吸附-解吸特征

研究了南京城市土壤有机磷、各形态无机磷的含量和比例以及磷的吸附 -解吸特性。结果表明 :随着土壤全磷含量的增加 ,Al-P、Fe -P、O -P、Ca -P含量、Al-P占全磷的比例增加 ,但有机磷占全磷的比例、Fe -P占全磷的比例减少 ;与非城区土壤相比较 ,城市土壤磷的吸附量低 ,磷的解吸量和解吸率高 ;城市土壤中Al -P的含量及其在全磷中的比例较高 ,而磷的吸附量低、解吸率高是导致城市地下水磷浓度偏高的重要原因之一。     

High P Availability in Brazilian Cerrado Soils Reduces Nodulation and Grain Yield of Soybean

The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of phosphorus (P) levels on nodulation and soybean production components in Cerrado soils. The experimental design was randomized in blocks, with five replicates, and four consecutive crop seasons (2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, and 2016/2017), being cultivated in the same experimental field area. In the first three crop seasons phosphate fertilization were carried out establishing the treatments of increasing levels of P: 0, 43.6, 87.3, 131.0, and 174.6 kg ha^?1, and an additional level (farm standard) of 42 kg ha^?1. The results of this work refer to the crop season 2016/2017 without different P application, evaluating the influence of content of previous crop seasons. The dry weight of roots, plant population, thousand grains weight, grain yield, nitrogen (N) and P content in leaves, number and dry weight of nodules were evaluated in the reproductive stages (R2 and R8) of soybean. Increasing levels of P in soil provided significant effects on nodulation, morphological components and production of soybean plants. Levels above 40 mg dm^?3 of P available in soil provided a reduction in the number and dry weight of the nodules that are highly correlated to reduction on grain yield.     

Phosphorus Availability in Lolium perenne L. in Acidic and Limed Soils

Soil liming may increase phosphorus (P) availability, but this increase may also be achieved with generous P applications. However, it is not well known which practice has longer-term effects. Thus, in a pot experiment, an acidic soil (pH 4.57), limed to pH 6.5, was added with P and sown with Lolium perenne L. We conducted three cuttings (on Days 40, 80, and 120) in order to evaluate P dynamics in each of the treatments. As expected, biomass increased significantly with liming. We also found that plant P concentration increased in the liming treatment, but not in the P-added treatment, although the difference was reduced on Day 120. This shows that in severely acidic soils, liming should be preferred over P addition, although the beneficial effects may not last for a very long time, since in this experiment, they only lasted for 4 months. Similar conclusions were drawn from soil P extraction results.     

砂质土壤磷素的组成特点与释放规律研究

砂质土壤磷素主要以可提取态形式积累,有很高的释放潜力。该类土壤磷素的释放受土壤pH、土水作用时间和土壤溶液化学组成等的影响。土壤酸化、土壤溶液中Na+浓度的提高及土壤与水的作用时间增加可促进土壤磷素的释放。用淋洗方法和平衡提取等2种方法对土壤磷素的释放评价表明,淋洗方法测得的P量较小,可代表土壤短期内P释放强度;而平衡提取法提取的P数量较大,可代表土壤P长期释放的容量。