Phosphorus Sorption by Purple Soils in Relation to Their Properties: Investigation, Characterization, and Explanation

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 15; no. 19; p. 14609
• Main Authors: Tan, Bo, Barrow, N. J., Li, Longguo, Zhou, Ping, Zhuang, Wenhua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2023
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agriculture; Aluminum; Analysis; Fertilizers; Forest soils; Grain size; Investigations; Phosphorus; Phosphorus content; Soil erosion; Soil fertility; Soil management; Soils; Taxonomy; China; Sichuan Basin; Sichuan China

Improved soil phosphorus (P) management can be achieved through an understanding of regional soil–P interactions and their relation to soil properties. To this end, soil samples from different use types (paddy soils, dry farmland soils, forest soils, and urban green land soils) were collected from 1...