Evaluation of phosphorus sorption characteristics of soils from the Bambouto sequence (West Cameroon)
| Autor: | Antoine David Mvondo-Zé, Nelson Alakeh Mofor, Njoyim Estella Buleng Tamungang, Julius Numbonui Ghogomu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Langmuir
Chemistry Phosphorus chemistry.chemical_element Soil science Sorption 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Nutrient Soil series Soil pH Soil water Phosphorus fixation volcanic soil free aluminium clay soil pH 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Freundlich equation 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences; Vol 10, No 2 (2016); 860-874 |
| ISSN: | 1997-342X 1991-8631 |
| Popis: | The evaluation of phosphorus sorption characteristics of soils and their relation to soil properties from the Bambouto sequence of Baranka 1, Baranka 2, Femock 1 and Femock 2 has been studied. Phosphorus, an essential plant nutrient, is often not readily available to plants and this deficiency tends to limit plant growth. It is thus, necessary to investigate the quantity that is readily available to plants in order to avoid excesses and reduce water pollution by fertilizers. The Freundlich, Langmuir, Temkin, Van Huay and Linear adsorption isotherms were used to describe the P adsorption processes. Phosphorus adsorption capacity decreased in the order Femock 2 > Femock 1 > Baranka 2 > Baranka 1 with maximum adsorption values of 3464.21, 3112.17, 2866.00 and 2758.38 mg kg -1 respectively. Accuracy of fitness of data of the four soil series into the adsorption equations increased in the order Langmuir, Linear, Van Huay, Temkin and Freundlich isotherm. The capacity of each soil sample to adsorb phosphorus was significantly correlated with the clay content (r = 0.949*) of the soils. The use of organic materials and liming as a basis for phosphorus sorption reduction will be useful for crop production in the Bambouto sequence. © 2016 International Formulae Group. All rights reserved. Keywords: Phosphorus fixation, volcanic soil, free aluminium, clay, soil pH |
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