Fertilisation with compost: effects on soil phosphorus sorption and on phosphorus availability in acid soils.

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Monteiro, M.C.H.

MONTEIRO, M.C.H. (2019) - Fertilisation with compost: effects on soil phosphorus sorption and on phosphorus availability in acid soils. Open Journal of Soil Science. ISSN online 2162-5379. 9:12. P. 255-268.

2162-5379

10.4236/ojss.2019.912016

Fertilisation with compost: effects on soil phosphorus sorption and on phosphorus availability in acid soils.

Ammonium lactate method
Olsen method
Sustainability of P fertilization
Standard phosphate requirement

2020-01-03T16:51:47Z
2020-01-03T16:51:47Z
2019

Phosphate mineral fertilisers are manufactured from non-renewable resources.Soil fertilisation with composts is considered a good source of reuse nutrients such as phosphorus (P). The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of compost fertilisation on soil P sorption and consequently on P availability. It was done an incubation experiment followed by a sorption experiment in a low-P acid soil fertilised with compost (CP) or single superphosphate (SSP). The P application rates were: 0, 6.5, 13, 26 and 52 (kg∙P∙ha−1). In CP treatments, the rates 26 and 52 kg∙P∙ha−1 were achieved by adding SSP to CP since it was not allowed to incorporate into soil more than 170 kg∙N∙ha−1 from organic amendments. Although SSP has a higher proportion of easily available P than CP (86% vs 50%), the results showed that after 140 days of soil incubation, the available P was higher in CP treatments compared with SSP at the same rate of P application. The sorption experiment showed that after incubation of the fertilised soils, the P sorption maximum had lower values in treatments with CP in combination with SSP compared with only SSP fertilisation and the bonding energy had a deeper decrease in the same treatments. Also, the Standard Phosphate Requirement decreased in the CP in combination with SSP treatments. The reduction of soil P sorption capacity after compost addition to soil highlights the need of reducing P fertilisation rates to achieve similar levels of available P compared with only SSP fertilisation.
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