Crops use inorganic and labile organic phosphorus from both high‐ and low‐availability layers in no‐till compost‐amended soils

• Published in: Soil use and management Vol. 40; no. 1
• Main Authors: Li, Xue, Hallama, Moritz, Romanyà, Joan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2024
• Subjects: 31P‐NMR; administrative management; carbon; composts; crop growing effects; crop rotation; esters; inositols; labile P; microbial activity; no-tillage; organic C; organic phosphorus; orthophosphates; P forms; soil organic matter; soil profiles; subsurface soil layers

Organic fertilization in no‐till soils increases soil organic matter and nutrient pools primarily in surface soils. However, little is known about how microbial activity affects crop access to phosphorus (P) forms at the surface, where the organic fertilizer is applied, and the subsurface, the main...