scholarly journals Phosphorus Availabilities Differ between Cropland and Forestland in Shelterbelt Systems

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1001
Author(s):  
Scott X. Chang ◽  
Mihiri C.W. Manimel Wadu ◽  
Fengxiang Ma

Shelterbelt systems play pivotal roles in providing goods and services to the rural community and the society at large, but phosphorus (P) cycling in shelterbelt systems is poorly studied, while P cycling and availability would be linked to the ecological function and services of shelterbelt systems. This study was conducted to understand how long-term (>30 years) land-use between cropland and forestland in shelterbelt systems affect soil P status. We investigated modified Kelowna (PKelowna) and Mehlich-3 (PMehlich) extractable P, P fractions (by sequential chemical fractionation), P sorption properties in the 0–10 and 10–30 cm soils and their relationship in six pairs of the cropland areas and adjacent forestland (each pair constitutes a shelterbelt system) in central Alberta. Both PKelowna and PMehlich in the 0–10 cm soil were greater in the cropland than in the forestland. The PKelowna ranged from 10 to 170 and 2 to 57 mg kg−1 within the cropland areas and forestland, respectively. The inorganic P fraction in the 0–30 cm depth was significantly related to PKelowna (R2 = 0.55) and PMehlich (R2 = 0.80) in cropland, but organic P fraction was not significantly related with neither PKelowna nor PMehlich. The iron (Fe) and aluminum (Al) associated P (Fe/Al-P) explained ~50% and ~45% of the variation of PKelowna in the 0–30 cm soil in the cropland and forestland, respectively. The Fe/Al-P and organic P fractions in the 0–10 cm soil were greater in the cropland than in the forestland. The differences in availability and P forms depending on the land use type in shelterbelts suggest that P management needs to be land-use type-specific for shelterbelt systems.

1985 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. P. O’HALLORAN ◽  
R. G. KACHANOSKI ◽  
J. W. B. STEWART

The spatial variability of soil phosphorus (0–15 cm) and its relationship to management and texture was examined on an ongoing (since 1967) crop rotation study located on a Brown Chernozemic loam soil at Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Total soil P was less variable than either the total inorganic (Pi) or organic (Po) phosphorus fractions. The same was found for the sodium bicarbonate extractable P (bicarb-P) fractions, although they were more variable. The spatial variability of the measured P fractions indicated that the site was not uniformly variable. Texture varied significantly within and between treatments and replicates with sand being the most variable. Up to 90% of the variability in P could be accounted for by changes in texture. Considering this, sampling intensity could be significantly reduced in a study of temporal changes in soil P on the experimental site. Organic P (both total and bicarb-Po) and bicarb-Pi were negatively correlated to sand content. The influence of managment on soil phosphorus varied with texture. Removal of treatment effects over the textural ranges encountered and the non-uniform variability of the various soil parameters measured in this study demonstrated the importance of obtaining a complete knowledge of the spatial variability of the experimental site. Key words: Inorganic P, organic P, soil variability, bicarbonate extractable P, soil uniformity


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Jeannette Sofia Bayuelo Jiménez ◽  
Iván Ochoa ◽  
Eulogio De la Cruz Torres ◽  
Takashi Muraoka

Andisols are distinguished by a high phosphorus (P) adsorption capacity, which is a restrictive factor for plant growth. This study, it was hypothesized that the availability of P in the different forms extracted sequentially, would vary according to the land use, and its exchange would depend on its chemical characteristics. For this purpose, sequential extraction and isotopic dilution techniques were utilized to measure the effect of land use systems and corresponding P fertilizer inputs on size of inorganic and organic P forms and their lability. An Andisol sample from a field site with a long history of P amendments and another sample from a contiguous forested area under natural vegetation were treated with applied KH232PO4. The soil samples were sequentially extracted for P fractions after 49 days (d) of incubation. Recovery of 32P in each P form was evaluated. The recovery of 32P in all soil P fractions exhibited that 32P had undergone exchange with the native P. The exchange reaction occurred mainly in the Pi fractions. Resin-Pi, Bic-Pi and NaOH-Pi were increased by P fertilization, with the greater level occurring for NaOH-Pi. The highest increase of the 32P recovered in the NaOH0.1-Pi fraction of the P-fertilized Andisol shows that the added P changed into this form stays highly exchangeable and contributes P fertility to this soil type. The recalcitrant inorganic fractions contained almost no exchangeable P. In contrast, in native soil with no P input, more than 20% of the 32P was recovered in Bic-Po and NaOH-Po forms 49 d after the labeled P was added. The change in soil P fraction was associated with soil type and P addition. Nonetheless, the applied P persisting in the fraction can be exchangeable with solution P and, hence, can be plant-available.


Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 248
Author(s):  
Tanabhat-Sakorn Sukitprapanon ◽  
Metawee Jantamenchai ◽  
Duangsamorn Tulaphitak ◽  
Nattaporn Prakongkep ◽  
Robert John Gilkes ◽  
...  

Understanding phosphorus (P) dynamics in tropical sandy soil treated with organic residues of contrasting quality is crucial for P management using organic amendments. This research determined P fractions in a tropical sandy soil under the application of organic residues of different quality, including groundnut stover (GN), tamarind leaf litter (TM), dipterocarp leaf litter (DP), and rice straw (RS). The organic residues were applied at the rate of 10 t DM ha−1 year−1. The P fractions were examined by a sequential extraction procedure. Organic residue application, regardless of residue quality, resulted in P accumulation in soils. For unamended soil, 55% of total P was mainly associated with Al (hydr)oxides. Organic residue application, regardless of residue quality, diminished the NH4F-extractable P (Al-P) fraction, but it had a nonsignificant effect on NaOH-extractable P (Fe-P). The majority of Al-P and Fe-P fractions were associated with crystalline Al and Fe (hydr)oxides. NH4Cl-extractable P (labile P), NaHCO3-extractable P (exchangeable P and mineralizable organic P), HCl-extractable P (Ca-P), and residual P fractions in soil were significantly increased as a result of the incorporation of organic residues. The application of organic residues, particularly those high in ash alkalinity, increase soil pH, labile P, and Ca-P fractions. In contrast, applications of residues high in lignin and polyphenols increase residual P fraction, which is associated with organo-mineral complexes and clay mineral kaolinite.


Soil Research ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 397 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Nash ◽  
Murray Hannah ◽  
Kirsten Barlow ◽  
Fiona Robertson ◽  
Nicole Mathers ◽  
...  

Phosphorus (P) exports from agricultural land are a problem world-wide and soil tests are often used to identify high risk areas. A recent study investigated changes in soil (0–20 mm), soil water and overland flow in 4 recently laser-graded (<1 year) and 4 established (laser-graded >10 years) irrigated pastures in south-eastern Australia before and after 3 years of irrigated dairy production. We use the results from that study to briefly examine the relationships between a series of ‘agronomic’ (Olsen P, Colwell P), environmental (water-extractable P, calcium chloride extractable P, P sorption saturation, and P sorption), and other (total P, organic P) soil P tests. Of the 2 ‘agronomic’ soil P tests, Colwell P explained 91% of the variation in Olsen P, and Colwell P was better correlated with the other soil tests. With the exception of P sorption, all soil P tests explained 57% or more of the total variation in Colwell P, while they explained 61% or less of Olsen P possibly due to the importance of organic P in this soil. Variations in total P were best explained by the organic P (85%), Calcium chloride extractable P (83%), water-extractable P (78%), and P sorption saturation (76%). None of the tests adequately predicted the variation in P sorption at 5 mg P/L equilibrating solution concentration. The results of this limited study highlight the variability between soil P tests that may be used to estimate P loss potential. Moreover, these results suggest that empirical relationships between specific soil P tests and P export potential will have limited resolution where different soil tests are used, as the errors in the relationship between soil test P and P loss potential are compounded by between test variation. We conclude that broader study is needed to determine the relationships between soil P tests for Australian soils, and based on that study a standard protocol for assessing the potential for P loss should be developed.


Soil Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
L. B. Braos ◽  
A. C. T. Bettiol ◽  
L. G. Di Santo ◽  
M. E. Ferreira ◽  
M. C. P. Cruz

The evaluation of phosphorus (P) transformations in soil after application of manure or mineral P can improve soil management and optimise P use by plants. The objectives of the present study were to assess organic and inorganic P forms in two soils treated with dairy manure and triple superphosphate and to establish relationships between soil P fraction levels and P availability. Soil organic and inorganic P fractions were quantified using a pot experiment with two soils, a typical Hapludox and an arenic Hapludult, with three types of fertiliser treatments applied (no fertiliser application, application of dairy manure, and application of triple superphosphate, by adding 100 mg P dm–3 in the form of fertiliser in the two latter treatments) and four incubation times (15, 45, 90, and 180 days). Inorganic P was fractionated into aluminium-bound, iron-bound, occluded, and calcium-bound P. Organic P was extracted sequentially using sodium bicarbonate, hydrochloric acid, microbial biomass, sodium hydroxide, and residual organic P. After incubation, maize plants were cropped to quantify dry matter yield and absorbed P. Application of dairy manure resulted in a significant increase in most of the organic P fractions, and application of triple superphosphate led to a significant increase in inorganic P fractions. Both fertilisers raised labile organic P fractions in the two soils. The major sinks of P in Hapludox were occluded and fulvic acid-associated P. In contrast, the major sink of P in Hapludult was iron-bound P. The available P levels were stable after application of dairy manure, and decreased with time when fertilised with triple superphosphate. In the Hapludox, the organic P fractions had a significant positive correlation with P uptake by plants. The results suggest that organic P mineralisation plays a more significant role in plant P uptake in the Hapludox soil and inorganic P forms are the main contributors to plant P uptake in the Hapludult soil.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Curt A. McConnell ◽  
Jason P. Kaye ◽  
Armen R. Kemanian

Abstract. Soil phosphorus (P) management remains a critical challenge for agriculture worldwide, and yet we are still unable to predict soil P dynamics as confidently as that of carbon (C) or nitrogen (N). This is due to both the complexity of inorganic P (Pi) and organic P (Po) cycling and the methodological constraints that have limited our ability to trace P dynamics in the soil-plant system. In this review we describe the challenges to building parsimonious, accurate, and useful P models and to explore the potential of some new techniques to advance modeling efforts. To advance our understanding and modeling of P biogeochemistry, research efforts should focus on the following: 1) update the McGill and Cole (1981) model of Po mineralization by clarifying the role and prevalence of “biochemical” and “biological” Po mineralization which we hypothesize are not mutually exclusive and may co-occur along a continuum of Po substrate stoichiometry; 2) further understand the dynamics of phytate, a 6-C compound that can regulate the poorly understood stoichiometry of soil P; 3) explore the effects of C and Po saturation on P sorption and Po mineralization; and 4) resolve discrepancies between hypotheses about P cycling and the methods used to test these hypotheses.


Soil Research ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrence A. Short ◽  
Neal W. Menzies ◽  
David R. Mulligan

The brown kandosol soils at Weipa, North Queensland, contain little soil phosphorus (P). Plant-available fractions (considered in this study to include resin, hydroxide, and dilute acid extractable P) approximate 85 ˜g P/g, or 70% of total soil P, the majority of which is in labile organic forms, highlighting the importance of P cycling within the native eucalypt forest. A field experiment was undertaken to evaluate the effect of soil handling during bauxite mining on the distribution of P between the various soil fractions. This study showed that soil stripping and replacement disrupts the P cycle and affects the proportional distribution of P between soil fractions. Horizon mixing during soil handling severely reduces the size of plant-available soil P fractions in surface soils ( 0–5 cm depth) and this can only be partially compensated by the addition of fertiliser. A survey of rehabilitated sites of differing ages showed that restoration of soil organic P fractions is extremely slow, with the overall distribution of P within replaced soils remaining different from that within undisturbed soils 15 years after rehabilitation to native forest or exotic pasture species.


Soil Research ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 311 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Paniagua ◽  
MJ Mazzarino ◽  
D Kass ◽  
L Szott ◽  
C Fernandez

The organic P pool is usually considered a major source of available P in high P-fixing soils of the tropics. Agricultural management practices which maintain or increase soil organic P(o) contents would, therefore, help maintain soil fertility over time. The effects of organic additions and P fertilization on soil P fractions and yield of maize were examined after a 10 years rotation involving beans and maize on a tropical volcanic soil. Five maize cropping systems were analysed: (1) monoculture, alley cropping with Erythrina poeppigiana, alley cropping with Gliricidia sepium and monoculture mulched with E. poeppigiana prunings, all treatments fertilized with 20 kg P ha-1 and 54 kg K ha-1; and (2) monoculture mulched with E. poeppigiana prunings without fertilization. Soil P fractions were determined by a sequential extraction procedure. Little differences were found in size and distribution of P pools among treatments fertilized with P regardless of whether they received organic amendments. Mulching without P fertilization showed the lowest values of NaOH-Po (16% v. 22% of total P) and labile Pi, (2.4% v. 4.8%). These results suggest that (1) organic P accretion and mineralization is strongly dependent on inorganic fertilization; and (2) organic additions without synthetic fertilizers may be decreasing the organic P pool, and consequently the soil P fertility. Nevertheless, absolute values of labile Pi (resin+NaHCO3-Pi were quite high (52 mg kg-1) in this treatment, and yields of maize were among the highest obtained during most of the 10 years of cultivation.


1990 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Condron ◽  
K. M. Goh

SUMMARYThe nature and availability of phosphorus in long-term fertilized pasture soils was investigated in a series of field trials, which included liming, N fertilizer and cultivation and involved monitoring plant P uptake and changes in topsoil (0–7·5 cm) P fractions for 2 years (1982–83). Liming increased soil organic P mineralization. This was indicated by significant decreases in extractable organic P and concomitant increases in microbial biomass P in the limed soils, although these changes in soil P had no significant effect on pasture yield and P uptake. On the other hand, N fertilizer increased pasture yield and P uptake but had little effect on the amounts of P in the different soil P fractions. In the cultivated soils, increases in plant-available inorganic P were attributed to the release of P during decomposition of plant residues, while the maintenance of fallow conditions decreased amounts of microbial P in these soils.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karst J. Schaap ◽  
Lucia Fuchslueger ◽  
Marcel R. Hoosbeek ◽  
Florian Hofhansl ◽  
Nathielly Pires Martins ◽  
...  

Abstract Purpose The tropical phosphorus cycle and its relation to soil phosphorus (P) availability are a major uncertainty in projections of forest productivity. In highly weathered soils with low P concentrations, plant and microbial communities depend on abiotic and biotic processes to acquire P. We explored the seasonality and relative importance of drivers controlling the fluctuation of common P pools via processes such as litter production and decomposition, and soil phosphatase activity. Methods We analyzed intra-annual variation of tropical soil phosphorus pools using a modified Hedley sequential fractionation scheme. In addition, we measured litterfall, the mobilization of P from litter and soil extracellular phosphatase enzyme activity and tested their relation to fluctuations in P- fractions. Results Our results showed clear patterns of seasonal variability of soil P fractions during the year. We found that modeled P released during litter decomposition was positively related to change in organic P fractions, while net change in organic P fractions was negatively related to phosphatase activities in the top 5 cm. Conclusion We conclude that input of P by litter decomposition and potential soil extracellular phosphatase activity are the two main factors related to seasonal soil P fluctuations, and therefore the P economy in P impoverished soils. Organic soil P followed a clear seasonal pattern, indicating tight cycling of the nutrient, while reinforcing the importance of studying soil P as an integrated dynamic system in a tropical forest context.


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