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Managing legacy and new sources of phosphorus to reduce leaching in Mid‐Atlantic soils
Author(s) -
Toor Gurpal S.,
Sims J. Thomas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2016-49-0512
Subject(s) - leaching (pedology) , soil water , environmental science , agronomy , phosphorus , soil science , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry
Application of phosphorus (P) fertilizers and animal manures to P‐rich soils due to the historic use of P inputs can lead to greater P losses. In these soils, we need to manage legacy and new inputs of P in a way that they do not lead to P loss. Studies were conducted to (i) determine the effect of soil type on P leaching and (ii) investigate if changes in dairy and poultry diets can lead to lower P in manures and loss when manures are land applied. Earn 2 CEUs in Soil & Water Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/certifications/self‐study/799 .