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2023
Comparison of soil phosphorus extraction methods regarding their suitability for organic farming systems
Comparison of soil phosphorus extraction methods regarding their suitability for organic farming systems
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Background:
Organic farmers frequently report sufficient yield levels despite low or even very low soil phosphorous (P) contents questioning the applicability of widely used laboratory methods for soil P testing for organic farming.
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The aim of this study was to compare the validity of a broad range of different soil extraction methods on soils under organic management from South West Germany and to test the correlation of the measured soil P concentration with plant offtake.
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Twenty-two soil samples of eight different organic farms were extracted with different solutions: (1) water, (2) CAL, (3) Olsen, (4) Mehlich 3, (5) Bray P1, (6) Bray P2, (7) NaOH+Na2EDTA, and (8) total P. The results were then correlated with above ground plant P.
Results:
Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (rs) of correlations between above ground plant P and extractable soil P (Water-P, CAL-P, and Olsen-P [+active charcoal {+AC}]) determined with ICP-OES were strong (0.94, 0.90, and 0.93, respectively). Among the tested methods, above ground plant P showed a strong correlation with CAL-P as detected by ICP-OES (rs = 0.90) and colorimetry (rs = 0.91). The comparison of CAL-P data provided by farmers and CAL-P analyzed during this research showed discrepancies between the results.
Conclusions:
The results of this study indicate that the CAL method can be used in organic farming despite a low extraction of organic P (Porg). Furthermore, it is recommended for farmers to take soil samples for analyses regularly and interpret changes in P in the long-term instead of interpreting individual samples.
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Journal of plant nutrition and soil science, 186 (2023), 5, 599-608.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202300129.
ISSN: 1522-2624
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@article{Wanke2023,
url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16184},
doi = {10.1002/jpln.202300129},
author = {Wanke, Daniel J. and Heichel, Jasmin and Zikeli, Sabine et al.},
title = {Comparison of soil phosphorus extraction methods regarding their suitability for organic farming systems},
journal = {Journal of plant nutrition and soil science},
year = {2023},
volume = {186},
number = {5},
}