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Phosphorus Fixation as a Transfer Controlled Phenomenon
Author(s) -
Avnimelech Y.,
Hagin J.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1965.03615995002900040015x
Subject(s) - limiting , fixation (population genetics) , phosphorus , soil water , soil science , environmental science , dispersion (optics) , chemistry , optics , physics , biochemistry , mechanical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , gene
Phosphorus fixation in various soils was accelerated by: (i) the application of P in solution thus inducing its immediate dispersion in the soil, and (ii) increasing the rate of movement of the P in the soil by changes in the water regime. It was concluded that the dispersion of P in the fertilized soil volume is the rate‐limiting step in the process of its fixation and thus P fixation could be described as a transfer‐controlled process.