A Critical Review on Soil Chemical Processes that Control How Soil pH Affects Phosphorus Availability to Plants

• Published in: Agriculture (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 6; p. 120
• Main Authors: Penn, Chad, Camberato, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 01.06.2019
• Subjects: phosphorus; plant available phosphorus; soil pH; soil phosphorus solubility; solubility

Occasionally, the classic understanding of the effect of pH on P uptake from soils is questioned through the claim that maximum P uptake occurs at a pH much lower than 6.5–7. The purpose of this paper was to thoroughly examine that claim and provide a critical review on soil processes that control h...