Effect of phosphate fertilization on crop yield and soil phosphorus status

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To evaluate the effect of three phosphorus (P) fertilization regimes (no P, P input equivalent to P off-take by crops, P input higher than P off-take) on crop yield, P uptake, and soil P availability, seven field experiments (six in crop rotations, one under permanent grassland) were conducted in Switzerland during nine years (six trials) or 27 years (one trial). Soil total P (Pt), inorganic P (Pi), organic P (Po), and the amount of isotopically exchangeable soil P were measured in the 0-20 cm and 30-50 cm layers of the arable soils and in the 0-10 cm layer of the permanent grassland soil. Omitting P fertilization resulted in significant yield decreases only in one field crop trial as the amount of P isotopically exchangeable within one minute (E1min) reached values lower than 5 mg P (kg soil)-1. In the absence of P fertilization Pi decreased on average from 470 to 410 mg P (kg soil) -1 in the upper horizon of 6 sites while Po decreased only at two sites (from 510 to 466 mg P (kg soil)-1 on average). In all the treatments of the trials started in 1989 the E1min values of the upper horizon decreased on average from 15.6 to 7.4 mg P (kg soil)-1 between 1989 and 1998. These decreases were also observed when P inputs were higher than crops needs, showing that in these soils the highest P inputs were not sufficient to maintain the high initial available P levels. Finally for the six arable trials the values of the isotopic exchange kinetics parameters (R/r1, n, CP) and P exchangeable within 1 minute (E 1min) at the end of the experiment could be estimated from the values measured at the beginning of trial and the cumulated P balance.

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Gallet, A., Flisch, R., Ryser, J. P., Frossard, E., & Sinaj, S. (2003). Effect of phosphate fertilization on crop yield and soil phosphorus status. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 166(5), 568–578. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.200321081

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