Iron oxides and organic matter on soil phosphorus availability

ABSTRACT Continuous crop expansion has led to a growing demand for phosphate fertilizers. A sound knowledge of the dynamics of phosphorus, and its interaction with iron oxides and organic matter, can be useful to develop effective strategies for sustainable management, especially in a scenario of increasing shortage of mineral phosphate resources. In this paper, we review the relationship of phosphate to iron oxides and organic matter, and its effect on phosphorus availability. Crops typically obtain phosphate from weathered minerals and dissolved fertilizers. However, the amount of phosphorus present in the soil solution depends on the extent to which it is adsorbed or desorbed by iron oxides, which may be influenced by interactions with organic matter. Therefore, systems for fertilizer recomendation based on methodologies considering interactions between soil components such as oxides and organic matter, and the phosphorus sorption capacity resulting from such interactions (e.g. residual P analysis), may be more reliable to ensure efficient, rational use of phosphate.

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Main Authors:	Fink,Jessé Rodrigo, Inda,Alberto Vasconcellos, Tiecher,Tales, Barrón,Vidal
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Editora da UFLA 2016
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542016000400369
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