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Assessing the ability of soil tests to estimate labile phosphorus in agricultural soils: Evidence from isotopic exchange

Braun, Sabina; Warrinnier, Ruben; Borjesson, Gunnar; Ulen, Barbro; Smolders, Erik; Gustafsson, Jon Petter

Sammanfattning

Efficient phosphorus (P) fertilization strategies are essential for intensive crop production with minimal negative environmental impacts. A key factor in sustainable P use is assessment of the plant available soil P pool using soil P tests. This study determined isotopically exchangeable P after six days of reaction with (PO4)-P-33 (P-E (6 d)) to determine how accurately two commonly used P tests, Olsen and AL (acid ammonium acetate lactate) can quantify the amount of labile P. Soil samples were taken from both highly P-amended and unamended plots at six sites within the Swedish long-term soil fertility experiments. According to P K-edge XANES spectroscopy, the P speciation was dominated by Al-bound P and organic P, with additional contributions from Fe-bound P and Ca phosphates in most soils. The results showed that the AL test overestimated P-E (6 d) by a factor of 1.70 on average. In contrast, the Olsen test underestimated P-E (6 d), with the mean ratios of P-Olsen to P-E (6 d) being 0.52 for high-P and 0.19 for low-P soils. The P-33/P-31 ratio in the Olsen extract of a (PO4)-P-33 spiked soil was closer to that of a 0.005 mol L-1 CaCl2 soil extract than the corresponding ratio in the AL extract, suggesting that AL extraction solubilized more non-labile P. In conclusion, the AL and Olsen methods are not suitable for direct quantification of the isotopically exchangeable soil P pool after 6 days of equilibration. However, based on the results, Olsen may be superior to AL for classification of soil P status, due to its even performance for calcareous and non-calcareous soils and lower extraction of non-labile P.

Nyckelord

Soils; Phosphorus; Chemical analysis; Isotopes P-33; Soil P test; Isotopic exchange kinetic technique

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Geoderma
2019, Volym: 337, sidor: 350-358
Utgivare: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

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          DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.09.048

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          https://res.slu.se/id/publ/98332