Summary of research on soil testing for rock phosphate fertilizers in Western Australia |
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Authors: | M D A Bolland |
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Affiliation: | (1) Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Baron-Hay Court, 6151 South Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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Abstract: | The relationship between plant yield and values of soils tests for phosphorus (P) was studied in long-term field experiments
in south-western Australia for soil previously fertilized with rock phosphate and superphosphate. The rock phosphates studied
were: Queensland (Duchess) apatite rock phosphate; reactive apatite rock phosphate from North Carolina; and rock phosphate
from Christmas Island (as either C-grade ore or Calciphos). The P fertilizers were applied once only at the start of each
experiment, and in subsequent years, soil samples were collected in January-March to measure soil test values. These were
compared with plant yields measured later on in that year. The Colwell alkaline bicarbonate soil test was used in all years
in all experiments. Olsen, Bray, lactate and Troug tests were used in some years in some experiments.
For all soil tests the relationships between yield and soil test values was generally different for rock phosphate and superphosphate.
For a given source of P, none of the different soil test reagents was significantly superior for predicting plant yields.
The relationship between yield and soil test value was also generally different for different plant species. At one site cultivation
was included as a treatment and the relationship varied depending on the cultivation treatment of the topsoil before sowing
oats (Avena sativa). The relationship between yield and soil test also differed between years. |
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Keywords: | Rock phosphates soil testing for phosphorous superphosphate |
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