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Soil phosphorus testing on alkaline calcareous soils
Author(s) -
Rogers Christopher W.,
Dari Biswanath,
Leytem April
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2019.52.0510
Subject(s) - phosphorus , environmental science , agriculture , fertilizer , alkali soil , soil water , nutrient management , soil test , calcareous , agricultural engineering , agronomy , engineering , soil science , geography , chemistry , archaeology , geology , biology , paleontology , organic chemistry
Soil phosphorus testing made great strides with multiple chemical tests proposed and implemented for crop fertilizer management programs during the previous century. In the latter part of the previous century, the environmental impact of excess nonpoint phosphorus loading from the landscape (e.g., agricultural lands) to waterbodies became an issue of increased concern, and soil phosphorus testing came to the forefront of management and monitoring. This article will provide a general overview of the usage of phosphorus testing for agronomic purposes in the United States Earn 0.5 CEUs in Nutrient Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/725 .