Juan Pablo Almeida , Dries Roobroeck , Linda-Maria Dimitrova Mårtensson , Pedro Rosero , Geoffrey Kimutai , Thomas Kätterer , Håkan Wallander
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Abstract
Phosphorus (P) is a limiting nutrient to production in various agricultural ecosystems and many soils contain large amounts of legacy P that is strongly adsorbed on iron (Fe) and aluminum oxides and therefore poorly available to plants. Here we investigate how much mineral-bound P is mobilized in different cropping systems and the influence of agronomic practices on this process. Root ingrowth cores filled with a mix of sand and P-saturated goethite were incubated in the topsoil of: 1) sugar beet in Sweden under sufficient or deficient P additions, 2) perennial Kernza (Thinopyrum intermedium) in Sweden as monoculture or intercropped with Alfalfa with organic management, contrasted to annual winter wheat with inorganic fertilization, and 3) soybean grown in a P-fixing soil in Kenya with or without fertilizer and biochar addition. After one growing season, desorption was evaluated based on the amount of P that remained in the goethite and its ratio with Fe. Possible relationships between the rate of P desorption and abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) were explored by profiling phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) and neutral lipid fatty acid (NLFA) biomarkers in the sand-goethite mixture collected from the cores.
Significant P desorption was found in the rhizosphere of sugar beets under deficient P supply but not in bulk sand-goethite mixture. No P desorption was observed in Kernza as monocrop or intercropped with alfalfa, nor winter wheat. Soybeans had a strong ability to desorb P under all nutrient regimes but significantly more when no fertilizer was applied. In the soybean experiment a significant positive relationship was found between P removal rates and abundance of AMF.
These results indicate that strategies for downregulating P application rates and promoting crop-AMF association can be a viable avenue to mobilize legacy P and help make more efficient use of nutrient inputs. At the same time, cropping systems and soil conditions have an overriding influence on the potential P desorption and must therefore be carefully considered during implementation.
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Applied Soil Ecology addresses the role of soil organisms and their interactions in relation to: sustainability and productivity, nutrient cycling and other soil processes, the maintenance of soil functions, the impact of human activities on soil ecosystems and bio(techno)logical control of soil-inhabiting pests, diseases and weeds.