Assessing the organic phosphorus status of an Oxisol under tropical pastures following native savanna using 31P NMR spectroscopy |
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Authors: | G. Guggenberger L. Haumaier W. Zech R. J. Thomas |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Soil Science and Soil Geography, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany;(2) Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, A.A. 6713 Cali, Colombia |
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Abstract: | 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, P fractionation, and a P sorption experiment were used to follow the changes in P in the A horizons (0–10 cm) of acid savanna soils, Colombia, after little P fertilization and 15 years' continuous growth of a grass (Brachiaria decumbens) and a grass/legume (B. decumbens+Pueraria phaseoloides) pasture. Ready P supply as analyzed by Bray P was low under native savanna (1.3 mg kg-1 soil) and responded moderately on pasture establishment. Concurrently, the affinity of the soil for inorganic P declined slightly after pasture establishment. 31P NMR spectroscopy revealed that P associated with humic acids was dominated by monoester P followed by diester P. Smaller proportions were observed for phosphonates, teichoic acid P, orthophosphate, and pyrophosphate. P associated with fulvic acids had lower proportions of diester P and higher contents of orthophosphate. Under native savanna the reserves of labile organic P species (phosphonates and diester P including teichoic acid P) associated with humic and fulvic acids were 12.4 and 1.1 kg ha-1, respectively, and increased to 18.1 and 1.8 kg ha-1 under grass pasture, and to 19.5 and 2.3 kg ha-1 under grass/legume pasture. These data emphasize the importance of labile organic P species in the P supply for plants in improved tropical pastures, and further indicate that humic acid P in particular responds to land-use changes within a relatively short time-scale. Earthworm casts were highly abundant in the B. decumbens+P. phaseoloides plot and were enriched in labile organic P species. We conclude that earthworm activity improves the P supply in soil under tropical pastures by creating an easily available organic P pool.Dedicated to Professor J.C.G. Ottow on the occasion of his 60th birthday |
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Keywords: | Soil phosphorus Organic P species 31P NMR spectroscopy Improved tropical pastures Acid savanna soils Earthworm casts |
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