such ion-sink methods as feo coated strips, (pi), can adsorb and collect p from soil solution. ion sink methods function similar to plant-root surface, adsorbing available p ions from the p pool in the soil. the objective of this study was to compare pi test with olsen, ab-dtpa, bray 2 and mehlich 2 methods to estimate the availability of soil p in alfalfa (medicago sativa). available p was det...

The main objective of this paper is to check the soil fertility and salinity status. For this purpose, a total of 3325 soil samples, collected from all tehsils of Muzffargarh district (from tehsil Muzaffargarh, Jatoi, Kot Addu and Ali Pur), were tested in the Soil and Water Testing Laboratory, Cane Development Cell, Fatima Sugar Mills, Muzaffargarh, Pakistan from 2012 to 2014. Samples were anal...

effects of different soil moisture regimes and p application on available and inorganic p forms were studied in four paddy soils, north of iran. a factorial experiment in a completely randomized design with two replications was performed in a laboratory study. factors of soil at four levels (two acid and two alkaline-calcareous soils), soil moisture contents at three different levels (air-dry, ...

The common use of soil-fertility control data in Croatia includes properties such as soil pH, organic matter content and plant-available phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) extracted by ammonium lactate (AL) solution. These data are commonly used for fertilizer recommendations for both field vegetable (Lončarić et al., 2003) and arable crops (Vukadinović et al., 1996). Also, the same soil data hav...

The importance of subsoil features for phosphorus (P) leaching is frequently mentioned, but subsoil effects are still poorly documented. This study examined whether the subsoil of four agricultural Swedish soils (two sand and two clay) functioned as a source or sink for P leaching by measuring P leaching from intact soil columns with topsoil (1.05 m deep) and without topsoil (0.77 m deep) over ...

GOAL, SCOPE AND BACKGROUND Biosolids, i.e., treated sewage sludge, are commonly used as a fertilizer and amendment to improve soil productivity. Application of biosolids to meet the nitrogen (N) requirements of crops can lead to accumulation of phosphorus (P) in soils, which may result in P loss to water bodies. Since 1996, biosolids have been applied to a Pinus radiata D. Don plantation near N...

in this research, several chemical extractants and modified olsen methods were studied in 25 surface-calcareous soils (0-30 cm) for determining available phosphorus (p) for corn (zea mays l.) plant. in this experiment, the highest correlation was obtained between extracted p by olsen and colwell methods (nahco3-extractable p) and dry weight of corn shoot (r =0.67 and 0.75, p