PHOSPHORUS AVAILABILITY WITH ALKALINE/CALCAREOUS SOIL
PHOSPHORUS AVAILABILITY WITH ALKALINE/CALCAREOUS SOIL
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碱性/钙质土壤中磷的有效性
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发表时间:
2005
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通讯作者:
J. Ellsworth
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B. Hopkins;J. Ellsworth
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient required by plants for normal growth and development. The availability of P to plants for uptake and utilization is impaired in alkaline and calcareous soil due to the formation of poorly soluble calcium phosphate minerals. Adding fertilizer P at “normal” rates and with conventional methods may not result in optimal yield and crop quality in these soils common in arid and semi-arid regions. Several fertilizer P management strategies have been found to improve P nutrition for plants grown in alkaline and calcareous soil. Research results show that relatively high P fertilizer rates are required for crops grown in alkaline soil, with increasing rates needed as lime content in these soils increases. Concentrated P fertilizer bands improve P solubility with resulting yield increases, even when applied to crops grown in soil with relatively high soil test P concentrations. Applying organically complexed P in the form of biosolids or as a mixture of liquid P and humic substances can also enhance P nutrition and result in yield increases. Application of slow release and cation complexing specialty fertilizer P materials has also been shown to effectively increase yields in calcareous soil. In-season applied P through the irrigation water can deliver P to plant roots when deficiencies are observed, but the effectiveness and results are less than with P incorporated into the soil. Finally, it is important to maintain a proper balance of P with other nutrients for general plant health and to avoid excess nutrient induced deficiencies of other nutrients. In some cases, these methods are relatively new and need further refinement with regard to rates, timing, and technique; but all are potential methods for improving P supply to plants grown in alkaline and calcareous soil. PHOSPHORUS NUTRITION Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient, being required by plants in relatively large quantities (~0.2 to 0.8%) (Mengel and Kirkby, 1987; Mills and Jones, 1996). Potassium and nitrogen are the only mineral nutrients required in larger quantities than P. Providing adequate P to plants can be difficult, especially in alkaline and calcareous soil. Alkaline soil is defined as soil with pH greater than neutral, typically 7.5 to 8.5. Calcareous soil is defined as having the presence of significant quantities of free excess lime (calcium or magnesium carbonate). Lime dissolves in neutral to acid pH soil, but does not readily dissolve in alkaline soil and, instead, serves as a sink for surface adsorbed calcium phosphate precipitation. The bioavailability of P is strongly tied to soil pH. The formation of iron and aluminum phosphate minerals results in the reduced solubility of P in strongly acidic soil, improving as pH approaches nearly neutral. This maximum solubility and plant availability of P at pH 6.5 declines again as the pH increases into the alkaline range. This effect of reduced P availability in alkaline soil is driven by the reaction of P with calcium, with the lowest solubility of these calcium phosphate minerals at about pH 8. The presence of lime in alkaline soil further