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White Phosphorus‐Ammonia Reaction Product as a Phosphatic Fertilizer in Alkaline and Limed Acid Soils 1
Author(s) -
Hill Walter A.,
Bohn Hinrich L.,
Johnson Gordon V.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1974.00021962006600010034x
Subject(s) - phosphorus , ammonia , chemistry , sorghum , agronomy , seedling , phosphate , phosphorite , phosphate fertilizer , soil water , fertilizer , germination , alkali soil , biology , ecology , organic chemistry
White phosphorus dissolved in liquid ammonia yields an insoluble, black, phosphorus‐rich material. In alkaline and limed acid soils, this substance did not inhibit germination or seedling development of sorghum ( Sorghum vulgare pers.) but supplied little or no phosphate to tomatoes ( Lycopersicum esculentum , var. ‘manapal’). White phosphorus injected into the ammonia zone was available to the tomatoes as phosphates.