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Original Articles

Minimizing Confounding Factors in Phosphorus Leaching Assessment for Dairy‐and Poultry‐Manure‐Amended Soils

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Pages 975-987 | Received 11 Jul 2005, Accepted 18 Sep 2006, Published online: 24 Apr 2007
 

Abstract

Soil phosphorus (P) concentrations have increased over the years, increasing P losses to surface waters. Phosphorus saturation ratios (PSR), used as environmental soil tests, have different relationships with conventional water‐soluble‐P (WSP) determinations for dairy and poultry‐manure‐amended soils. Objective was to develop a WSP procedure to characterize P leaching from manure‐amended soils. Soil samples were collected from dairy and poultry sites. WSP was determined using 1∶10 and 5∶1 soil–water ratios. Soils in columns were leached using unsaturated flow. Results showed that relationships between PSR and WSP 5∶1 were consistent for all soils. The 5∶1 ratio, closer to field moisture conditions, could be a good indicator of P leaching. There was good correlation between the WSP 1∶10, 5∶1, and column leachate, and a paired t test showed no difference between the last two. Thus, a single 5:1 extraction could be as useful in P leaching assessments as laborious column studies.

Acknowledgments

We thank D. Lucas and staff/students of the Soils Lab, Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, for their invaluable help. This research was supported in part by a grant from USDA/IFAFS (Initiative for Future Agricultural and Food Systems) and approved for publication as Journal Series No. R‐11046.

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