Sources and Pathways of Formation of Recalcitrant and Residual Phosphorus in an Agricultural Soil
Sources and Pathways of Formation of Recalcitrant and Residual Phosphorus in an Agricultural Soil
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DOI:
10.3390/soilsystems2030045
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发表时间:
2018-09-01
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3.5
通讯作者:
Jaisi, Deb P.
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作者:
Joshi, Sunendra R.;Li, Wei;Jaisi, Deb P.
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for sustaining life and agricultural production. Transformation of readily available P into forms that are unavailable to plants adds costs to P replenishment, which eventually translates into lower agronomic benefits and potential loss of soil P into runoff may degrade water quality. Therefore, understanding the sources and pathways of the formation of residual P pools in soils is useful information needed for the development of any technological or management efforts to minimize or inhibit the formation of such P pool and thus maximize availability to plants. In this research, we paired phosphate oxygen isotope ratios (delta(18)Op) with solid-state P-31 NMR and quantitative XRD techniques along with general soil chemistry methods to identify the precipitation pathways of acid-extracted inorganic P (Pi) pools in an agricultural soil. Based on the comparison of isotope values of 0.5 mol L-1 NaOH-P-i, 1 mol L-1 HCl-P-i, and 10 mol L-1 HNO3-P-i pools and correlations of associated elements (Ca, Fe, and Al) in these pools, the HNO3-P-i pool appears most likely to be transformed from the NaOH-P-i pool. A narrow range of isotope values of acid-P-i pools in shallow (tilling depth) and below (where physical mixing is absent) is intriguing but likely suggests leaching of particle-bound P in deeper soils. Overall, these findings provide an improved understanding of the sources, transport, and transformation of acid-P-i pools in agricultural soils and further insights into the buildup of legacy P in soils.