Phosphorus transformation in soils following co-application of charcoal and wood ash

PD Johan, OH Ahmed, L Omar, NA Hasbullah - Agronomy, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Phosphorus (P) is a vital soil macronutrient required by plants for optimum growth and
development. However, its availability is limited because of fixation. The phosphorus fixation …

The role of arbuscular mycorrhizas in reducing soil nutrient loss

TR Cavagnaro, SF Bender, HR Asghari… - Trends in Plant …, 2015‏ - cell.com
Substantial amounts of nutrients are lost from soils via leaching and as gaseous emissions.
These losses can be environmentally damaging and expensive in terms of lost agricultural …

Global phosphorus shortage will be aggravated by soil erosion

C Alewell, B Ringeval, C Ballabio, DA Robinson… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Soil phosphorus (P) loss from agricultural systems will limit food and feed production in the
future. Here, we combine spatially distributed global soil erosion estimates (only considering …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the phosphorus budget of European agricultural soils

P Panagos, J Köningner, C Ballabio, L Liakos… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Despite phosphorus (P) being crucial for plant nutrition and thus food security, excessive P
fertilization harms soil and aquatic ecosystems. Accordingly, the European Green Deal and …

Effects of climate on soil phosphorus cycle and availability in natural terrestrial ecosystems

E Hou, C Chen, Y Luo, G Zhou, Y Kuang… - Global change …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Climate is predicted to change over the 21st century. However, little is known about how
climate change can affect soil phosphorus (P) cycle and availability in global terrestrial …

Phosphorus legacy: overcoming the effects of past management practices to mitigate future water quality impairment

A Sharpley, HP Jarvie, A Buda, L May… - Journal of …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
The water quality response to implementation of conservation measures across watersheds
has been slower and smaller than expected. This has led many to question the efficacy of …

Understanding and enhancing soil biological health: the solution for reversing soil degradation

RM Lehman, CA Cambardella, DE Stott… - Sustainability, 2015‏ - mdpi.com
Our objective is to provide an optimistic strategy for reversing soil degradation by increasing
public and private research efforts to understand the role of soil biology, particularly …

Soil microbial biomass C: N: P stoichiometry and microbial use of organic phosphorus

C Heuck, A Weig, M Spohn - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Microbial mineralization and immobilization of nutrients strongly influence soil fertility. We
studied microbial biomass stoichiometry, microbial community composition, and microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of phosphate solubilizing bacteria and their efficiency on the growth of maize

A Pande, P Pandey, S Mehra, M Singh… - Journal of Genetic …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) has ability to convert insoluble form of phosphorous
to an available form. Applications of PSB as inoculants increase the phosphorus uptake by …

Acquisition of phosphorus and nitrogen in the rhizosphere and plant growth promotion by microorganisms

AE Richardson, JM Barea, AM McNeill… - 2009‏ - Springer
The rhizosphere is a complex environment where roots interact with physical, chemical and
biological properties of soil. Structural and functional characteristics of roots contribute to …