Relationship of ryegrass growth to extractable phosphorus in acidic soil amended with phosphate rock, coal combustion by‐product, limestone, and cellulose

Autor: K. D. Ritchey, Zhenli He, D. C. Martens, M. A. Elrashidi, Virupax C. Baligar
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 30:457-470
ISSN: 1532-2416
0010-3624
DOI: 10.1080/00103629909370217
Popis: An improved management of phosphorus (P) is crucial for increasing crop production and improving environmental quality of acid infertile soils. Laboratory analyses and greenhouse experiments were conducted to evaluate effects of phosphate rock (PR), coal combustion by‐product (BP), limestone, and cellulose application on the relationship between soil test P and crop growth in acidic soil. Application of PR, BP, limestone, and cellulose increased soil pH, exchangeable calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg), and extractable P, and decreased free aluminum (Al) ion in the acid soil. Addition of BP or limestone increased P availability efficiency [PAE, mg dry matter yield (DMY) of plant per mg soil extractable P by Olsen‐P procedure] and P utilization efficiency (PUE, mg DMY of plant per mg P in the plant). There was significant positive correlation between the PAE and BP rates applied alone (r2=O.979, p
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