Temporal patterns of soil phosphorus release to runoff during a rainfall event as influenced by soil properties and its effects on estimating soil P losses

2011 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. T. Wang ◽  
T. Q. Zhang ◽  
Q. C. Hu ◽  
I. P. O'Halloran ◽  
C. S. Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Surface Runoff ◽  
Temporal Pattern ◽  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
Temporal Patterns ◽  
Phosphorus Release ◽  
Rainfall Event ◽  
Soil P ◽  
Soil Runoff ◽  
Wide Range

Wang, Y. T., Zhang, T. Q., Hu, Q. C., O'Halloran, I. P., Tan, C. S. and Reid, K. 2011. Temporal patterns of soil phosphorus release to runoff during a rainfall event as influenced by soil properties and its effects on estimating soil P losses. Can. J. Soil Sci. 91: 339–347. The phosphorus (P) released in soil runoff during a rainfall event varies as labile P is depleted, and the dynamic pattern can be a function of soil P content and other soil properties. This study was conducted to determine the temporal pattern of runoff dissolved reactive P (DRP) concentration during a simulated rainfall event and the controlling soil properties. Soil samples were collected from six soil types across the province of Ontario, with 10 sites for each, to provide a wide range of soil test P (STP) levels. The instantaneous DRP concentration in surface runoff created during the rainfall event could be predicted by time t (min, since the onset of surface runoff) through a power function: DRP=αt−β, where α and β are constants representing initial potential of soil P release to runoff as DRP at the onset of surface runoff and DRP decrease rate with time, respectively. The values of α and β for a given soil could be determined by DPSM3-2 (Mehlich-3 P/Mehlich-3 Al) using the following formulas:[Formula: see text] The description of the temporal pattern of runoff DRP concentration during a rainfall event with the constants estimated using DPSM3−2 can aid in the prediction of soil runoff DRP loss.

An appraisal of soil phosphorus testing data for crops and pastures in South Australia

1995 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 979 ◽  
Author(s):  
DJ Reuter ◽  
CB Dyson ◽  
DE Elliott ◽  
DC Lewis ◽  
CL Rudd
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Soil Types ◽  
Soil P ◽  
P Concentration ◽  
Soil P Test ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Proportional Yield

Data from more than 580 field experiments conducted in South Australia over the past 30 years have been re-examined to estimate extractable soil phosphorus (P) levels related to 90% maximum yield (C90) for 7 crop species (wheat, barley, oilseed rape, sunflower, field peas, faba beans, potato) and 3 types of legume-based pasture (subterranean clover, strawberry clover, annual medics). Data from both single-year and longer term experiments were evaluated. The C90 value for each species was derived from the relationship between proportional yield responsiveness to applied P fertiliser rates (determined as grain yield in crops and herbage yield in ungrazed pastures) and extractable P concentrations in surface soils sampled before sowing. Most data assessments involved the Colwell soil P test and soils sampled in autumn to 10 cm depth. When all data for a species were considered together, the relationship between proportional yield response to applied P and soil P status was typically variable, particularly where Colwell soil P concentration was around C90. When data could be grouped according to common soil types, soil surface texture, or P sorption indices (selected sites), better relationships were discerned. From such segregated data sets, different C90 estimates were derived for either different soil types or soil properties. We recommend that site descriptors associated with the supply of soil P to plant roots be determined as a matter of course in future P fertiliser experiments in South Australia. Given the above, we also contend that the Colwell soil P test is reasonably robust for estimating P fertiliser requirements for the diverse range of soils in the agricultural regions of the State. In medium- and longer term experiments, changes in Colwell soil P concentration were measured in the absence or presence of newly applied P fertiliser. The rate of change (mg soil P/kg per kg applied P/ha) appeared to vary with soil type (or soil properties) and, perhaps, cropping frequency. Relatively minor changes in soil P status were observed due to different tillage practices. In developing P fertiliser budgets, we conclude that a major knowledge gap exists for estimating the residual effectiveness of P fertiliser applied to diverse soil types under a wide range of South Australian farming systems.

scholarly journals Optimization of Data Processing Minimizes Impact of Self-Absorption on Phosphorus Speciation Results by P K-Edge XANES

Soil Systems ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos ◽  
Francisco ◽  
Wedisson ◽  
Leonardus ◽  
Jörg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boron Nitride ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Soil Sample ◽  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
Fluorescence Yield ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Phosphorus Speciation ◽  
Soil P ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Calcium Iron

Bulk soil phosphorus speciation by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) using fluorescence yield-mode measurements is an important tool for phosphorus research because of the low soil P contents. However, when measuring in fluorescence mode, increasing the concentration of the absorbing atom can dampen the XAS spectral features because of self-absorption and affect the linear combination (LC) fitting results. To reduce the self-absorption for samples of high P contents, thick boron nitride diluted samples are produced, yet the effects of self-absorption on P speciation results via LC fitting of P K-edge XANES spectroscopy, and the possible benefits of data processing optimization are unknown. Toward this end, we produced a series of ternary standard mixtures (calcium-iron-aluminum phosphates) and an example soil sample both diluted using boron nitride over a range from 1 to ~900 mmol kg−1 for the soil sample and up to ~6000 mmol kg−1 for the standard mixture. We show that by optimizing background subtraction and normalization values, consistent results with less than 10% error can be obtained for samples with up to 300 mmol kg−1 P. Our results highlight the applicability of optimized P K-edge XANES fitting across a wide range of concentrations encountered in natural environments.

scholarly journals Relationship between the 0.01 M CaCl2- and AL-soluble soil phosphorus contents

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
Emese Szabó ◽  
László Huzsvai ◽  
Rita Kremper ◽  
Jakab Loch
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Extraction Methods ◽  
Soil Parameters ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Weak Correlation ◽  
Ammonium Lactate ◽  
Wide Range

The traditional Hungarian method for determining soil phosphorus (P) status is ammonium-lactate acetic acid (AL) extraction. AL is an acidic solution (buffered at pH 3.75), which is also able to dissolve P reserves, so there is a need for extraction methods that also characterize the mobile P pool. 0.01 M CaCl2-P is considered to directly describe available P forms, because the dilute salt solution has more or less the same ionic strength as the average salt concentration in many soil solutions. The amount of AL-P may be two orders of magnitude greater than that of CaCl2-P. Previous studies suggested that the relationship between AL-P and CaCl2-P was influenced by soil parameters. Regression analysis between AL-P and CaCl2-P showed medium or strong correlations when using soils with homogeneous soil properties, while there was a weak correlation between them for soils with heterogeneous properties. The objective of this study was to increase the accuracy of the conversion between AL-P and CaCl2-P, by constructing universal equations that also take soil properties into consideration. The AL-P and CaCl2-P contents were measured in arable soils (n=622) originating from the Hungarian Soil Information and Monitoring System (SIMS). These soils covered a wide range of soil properties. A weak correlation was found between AL-P and CaCl2-P in SIMS soils. The amounts and ratio of AL-P and CaCl2-P depended on soil properties such as CaCO3 content and texture. The ratio of AL-P to CaCl2-P changed from 37 in noncalcareous soils to 141 on highly calcareous soils. CaCl2-P decreased as a function of KA (plasticity index according to Arany), which is related to the clay content, while the highest AL-P content was found on loam soils, probably due to the fact that a high proportion of them were calcareous. The relationships between AL-P, CaCl2-P and soil properties in the SIMS dataset were evaluated using multiple linear regression analysis. In order to select the best model the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) was used to compare different models. The soil factors included in the models were pHKCl, humus and CaCO3 content to describe AL-P, and KA, CaCO3 content and pHKCl to describe CaCl2-P. AL-P was directly proportional to pHKCl, humus and CaCO3 content, while CaCl2-P was inversely proportional to KA, CaCO3 content and pHKCl. The explanatory power of the models increased when soil properties were included. The percentage of the explained variance in the AL-P and CaCl2-P regression models was 56 and 51%, so the accuracy of the conversion between the two extraction methods was still not satisfactory and it does not seem to be possible to prepare a universally applicable equation. Further research is needed to obtain different regression equations for soils with different soil properties, and CaCl2-P should also be calibrated in long-term P fertilization trials.

scholarly journals High Soil Phosphorus Application Significantly Increased Grain Yield, Phosphorus Content but Not Zinc Content of Cowpea Grains

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 802
Author(s):  
Saba B. Mohammed ◽  
Daniel K. Dzidzienyo ◽  
Adama Yahaya ◽  
Muhammad L. Umar ◽  
Muhammad F. Ishiyaku ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
P Deficiency ◽  
Soil P ◽  
High Soil ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Zn Content ◽  
P Application ◽  
Phosphorus Application ◽  
The Impact

To ameliorate the impact of soil phosphorus (P) deficiency on cowpea, the use of P-based fertilizers is recommended. Plant zinc (Zn) is an essential nutrient required by plants in a wide range of processes, such as growth hormone production and metabolism. However, a negative association between plant Zn content and high P application has been reported in some crops. There are few reports about soil P application and plant Zn content relationship on cowpea. Thus, this study investigated the response of cowpeas to three P rates in the screenhouse (0, 1.5, and 30 mg P/kg) and field (0, 10, and 60 kg P2O5/ha) and their effects on plant P and Zn content, biomass, and grain yield. In the screenhouse, shoot and root dry weights, and shoot P and Zn content were measured. Shoot dry weight, grain yield, grain P, and Zn contents were determined from field plants. Higher rates of P led to increased shoot biomass and grain yield of the field experiment but were not associated with a significant change in shoot or grain Zn content. There was not a significant correlation between grain yield and Zn content in high soil P (p < 0.05). The effect of higher P application on reduced plant Zn contents may be genotype-dependent and could be circumvented if genotypes with high Zn content under high soil P are identified.

scholarly journals Variations in Soil Properties Rather than Functional Gene Abundances Dominate Soil Phosphorus Dynamics under Short-Term Nitrogen Input

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Han ◽  
Jingjing Li ◽  
Kesi Liu ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Xiaoting Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Biomass ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Soil Ph ◽  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
Functional Genes ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Soil P ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
N Input ◽  
Microbial Biomass P

Abstract Background and aims Microorganisms play a vital role in regulating soil phosphorus (P) dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems. However, how nitrogen (N) inputs trigger the functional traits of P transformation-related microorganisms to affect P fates in soil needs to be explored further. Our aims were to reveal the soil microbial functional profiles for P turnover in response to N input and to explore the relationships between soil P dynamics, soil properties and functional genes.Methods We collected soil samples from field experiments with three levels of N input over three years in an alpine meadow of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to determine soil P dynamics and other properties and functional genes via metagenomics.Results The soil available P and microbial biomass P were significantly affected by N inputs and significantly associated with soil properties (including soil pH, alkaline phosphatase activity, and soil total N and NO3--N contents). Meanwhile, high N input decreased the relative abundance of the pstS gene, and low N input reduced the relative abundances of ugpQ and C-P lyase genes. The pstS gene was a determinant of soil microbial biomass P and significantly correlated with soil pH. Moreover, Alphaproteobacteria with C-P lyase and Actinobacteria related to alkaline phosphatases and phosphate-specific transport were the most abundant taxa but not affected by N input.Conclusions We found relationships between the pstS gene, microbial biomass P and soil pH, and the microbial functional gene abundance was less important than soil properties in regulating soil P dynamics under short-term N inputs.

Relationship between phosphorus concentration in surface runoff and a novel soil phosphorus test procedure (DGT) under simulated rainfall

Soil Research ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 523 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Dougherty ◽  
S. D. Mason ◽  
L. L. Burkitt ◽  
P. J. Milham
Keyword(s):  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
Test Procedure ◽  
Rainfall Simulation ◽  
Phosphorus Concentration ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Soil P ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Curvilinear Relationships ◽  
The Relationship

There is a need to be able to identify soils with the potential to generate high concentrations of phosphorus (P) in runoff, and a need to predict these concentrations for modelling and risk-assessment purposes. Attempts to use agronomic soil tests such as Colwell P for such purposes have met with limited success. In this research, we examined the relationships between a novel soil P test (diffuse gradients in thin films, DGT), Colwell P, P buffering index (PBI), and runoff P concentrations. Soils were collected from six sites with a diverse range of soil P buffering properties, incubated for 9 months with a wide range of P additions, and then subjected to rainfall simulation in repacked trays growing pasture. For all soil and P treatment combinations, the relationship between DGT (0–10 mm) and runoff P was highly significant (P < 0.001, r2 = 0.84). Although there were significant curvilinear relationships between Colwell P and runoff P for individual soils, there were large differences in these relationships between soils. However, the inclusion of a P buffering measure (PBI) as an explanatory variable resulted in a highly significant model (P < 0.001, R2 = 0.82) that explained between-soil variability. We conclude that either DGT, or Colwell P and PBI, can be used to provide a relative measure of runoff P concentration.

scholarly journals The Development of Rainfall Temporal Pattern for Kuantan River Basin

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-21
Author(s):  
S.R. Samat ◽  
N. Othman ◽  
N.F.M. Zaidi
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Temporal Pattern ◽  
Temporal Patterns ◽  
Rainfall Event ◽  
Rainfall Data ◽  
Total Rainfall ◽  
Rainfall Station ◽  
Flood Estimation ◽  
Australian Rainfall

One of the design rainfall event used in flood estimation is rainfall temporal pattern that gives the proportion of total rainfall in different periods within a given duration. The study focuses on developing a temporal rainfall pattern for the Kuantan River Basin in Pahang. According to Urban Stormwater Manual Second Edition (MSMA 2) that used as guideline for designing stormwater in Malaysia, rainfall temporal patterns are divided by region. In this study, the developments of rainfall temporal pattern in Kuantan River Basin are based specifically on rainfall station in this river basin. The Average Variability Method (AVM) that used in MSMA 2 and recommended by the Australian Rainfall and Runoff were used in developing rainfall temporal pattern for this study. The rainfall data of every 5 minutes for 16 years starting from 2000 to 2015 were gathered from Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) for purpose of study. In this study, the rainfall temporal pattern is deriving for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 180 minutes and 360 minutes. The results show the significance differences of the rainfall temporal patterns between the results from this study and available value in MSMA 2 for the region of Pahang (Region 2). Therefore, each specific rainfall station has its own reliable rainfall temporal pattern that crucially important for flood estimation in Kuantan River Basin for future development plan

Effect of variable soil phosphorus on phosphorus concentrations in simulated surface runoff under intensive dairy pastures

Soil Research ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 231 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. L. Burkitt ◽  
W. J. Dougherty ◽  
S. M. Carlson ◽  
D. J. Donaghy
Keyword(s):  
Surface Runoff ◽  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
Pasture Production ◽  
Olsen P ◽  
P Loss ◽  
Linear Relationships ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Silty Loam ◽  
Curvilinear Relationships

Intensive dairy operations in Australia regularly apply P fertiliser to maintain productive pasture species. However, extractable soil test P (STP) concentrations in this industry commonly exceed those required to maximise pasture production, a situation which can increase the risk of P loss to surrounding waterways. The current study examined relationships between STP (Olsen P and CaCl2 P) and surface runoff P concentrations from a red silty loam (Ferrosol), commonly used for pasture production in south-eastern Australia. Soil was mixed and re-packed into soil trays and a rainfall simulator was used to generate surface runoff. A wide range of soil Olsen P concentrations (0–20 mm, 15–724 mg/kg; 0–100 mm, 9–166 mg/kg) was created by surface-applying a range of P fertiliser rates 8 months before the rainfall simulations. A comparison of the 2 STP methods suggests that Australian soils have higher labile P concentrations for given Olsen P concentrations compared with those measured internationally, suggesting a greater likelihood of P loss in runoff. Furthermore, significant curvilinear relationships between STP and dissolved reactive P (DRP <0.45 µm) in surface runoff for both Olsen P depths (0–20 mm, r2 = 0.94; 0–100 mm, r2 = 0.91; P < 0.01) were determined, as well as significant linear relationships between DRP and both CaCl2 depths (0–20 mm, r2 = 0.83; 0–100 mm, r2 = 0.92; P < 0.01). This confirmed that the concentrations of P in surface runoff increased with increasing STP, providing further evidence of an urgent need to reduce excessive STP concentrations, to reduce the risk of P loss to the environment.

Patterns of phosphorus, nitrogen and δ15N along a peat development gradient in a coastal mire, Panama

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 683-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany G. Troxler
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
Leaf Tissue ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Soil P ◽  
Molar Ratios ◽  
P Limitation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Tropical Peatlands ◽  
Leaf P

Differentiation of limiting nutrients within small spatial scales has been observed in coastal mangrove forests, but research on other tropical peatlands suggests it is a more widespread phenomenon. In the Changuinola mire of coastal Panama, oligotrophy was hypothesized to increase along a gradient of peat development (peat doming). Nutrient and carbon concentration of leaf tissue, soil, and soil porewater were characterised over a successive sequence of plant communities along the gradient. Soil phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) concentrations decreased from 1200 μg P g−1 and 27 mg N g−1 to 377 μg P g−1 and 22 mg N g−1 within 2.7 km into the mire interior. These changes coincided with an increase in soil and average leaf N:P molar ratios from 52–128 and 24–41, respectively. Soil P was strongly related to leaf P and soil N:P to foliar N:P. There was a wide range in δ15N values for canopy (4.0 to −9.4‰), Campnosperma panamense (4.0 to −7.8‰) and understorey (4.8 to −3.1‰) species. Foliar δ15N values of canopy species were strongly related to soil N:P, soil P and leaf P. The depleted foliar δ15N values appeared to be an effect of both the N atmospheric source and P limitation. Here, P limitation is likely associated with ombrotrophic conditions that developed as hydrologic inputs became dominated by precipitation.

Improved Plant Diversity as a Strategy to Increase Available Soil Phosphorus

2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Crusciol ◽  
João Rigon ◽  
Juliano Calonego ◽  
Rogério Soratto
Keyword(s):  
Crop Yields ◽  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
P Availability ◽  
P Fractions ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Soil P ◽  
Residue Decomposition ◽  
Available Soil Phosphorus ◽  
Crop Residue Decomposition

Some crop species could be used inside a cropping system as part of a strategy to increase soil P availability due to their capacity to recycle P and shift the equilibrium between soil P fractions to benefit the main crop. The release of P by crop residue decomposition, and mobilization and uptake of otherwise recalcitrant P are important mechanisms capable of increasing P availability and crop yields.

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