Open AccessTracing the mineral from the soil to the plant to the animal blood Part III—The Effect of Phosphorus and Lime on the Mineral Composition of the Soil and Grass
Author(s) -
J. A. Bonnet,
A. R. Riera
Publication year - 1949
Publication title -
the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico/the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2308-1759
pISSN - 0041-994X
DOI - 10.46429/jaupr.v33i2.12840
Subject(s) - lime , mineral , phosphorus , chemistry , mineralogy , horticulture , biology , paleontology , organic chemistry
Results are given here of the effect of adding phosphorus to an acid soil, limed or unlimed, on the pH and mineral composition of the red soil Fajardo clay. Data are also given for similar effect on the yield and mineral composition of a mixture of Pará grass Panicum purpurascens and Carib grass Eriochloa polystachya. The minerals studied were calcium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and iron.