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Role of mycorrhizas in the assessment of phosphorus efficiency in cereals/ John Bako Baon.Baon, John Bako January 1994 (has links)
Includes bibliographical references. / xviii, 171 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, 1994
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Roles of mycorrhizal symbiosis in growth and phosphorus nutrition of wheat in a highly calcareous soil.Li, Huiying January 2005 (has links)
The overall objective of the work presented in this thesis was to investigate roles of arbuscular mycorrhizal ( AM ) fungi in growth and phosphorus ( P ) nutrition of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L. ) in a highly calcareous soil from the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. The soil used for this study is one of the main soil types used for wheat production in South Australia. It is severely P - deficient, but plant responses to conventional fertiliser application are poor. Although the total P and Colwell - extractable P contents of the soil are high, the resin - extractable P content is very low. Resin - extractable P is better able to predict P availability for plant growth than Colwell - extractable P. The soil is also strongly P - fixing. Moderate levels ( about 20 mg kg [superscript minus 1] ) of resin - extractable P for wheat could only be achieved by adding high rates ( up to 100 mg kg [superscript minus 1] ) of CaHPO4 in this soil. A bioassay with wheat showed that it can be highly colonised by AM fungi in the soil. AM fungi have been shown to improve P nutrition of plants, particularly in nutrient poor soils. They may thus be important for wheat grown in the soil with low amounts of plant - available P such as the one used. The first part of the work involved conventional pot experiments. Effects of AM fungi on wheat were compared between sterilised soil and non - sterile soil, sterilised soil inoculated with non - sterile soil or with Glomus intraradices or noninoculated, with different soil / sand mixes. Colonisation of wheat at 8 weeks was high, with about 75 % of root length colonised for indigenous fungi and 55 % for Glomus intraradices, regardless of the soil treatments. Growth and P uptake of wheat were significantly increased by both indigenous fungi and G. intraradices, irrespective of soil / sand mixes. Effects of indigenous fungi on plant growth were larger in sterilised and inoculated soil than in non - sterile soil. In sterilised soil, increases of plant growth by AM fungi were higher with G. intraradices than with indigenous fungi. Dilution of the soil by mixing with sand reduced plant growth and P uptake of both AM and non-mycorrhizal ( NM ) plants. In another experiment, responses of wheat to AM fungi and P supply were compared with those of clover. Plants were inoculated with four different AM fungi. Colonisation of wheat was lower than clover. Although suffering from P deficiency, NM wheat ( 6 weeks ) grew relatively well with no added P ( P0 ) and application of P at 100 mg kg [superscript minus 1] ( P100 ) increased the dry weight ( DW ). Shoot P concentrations increased with P application and there were positive effects of all AM fungi at P100. In contrast, NM clover ( 8 weeks ) grew very poorly at P0 and did not respond to P application. Clover responded positively to all AM fungi at both P levels, associated with increases in P uptake. The results showed that responses of wheat to AM inoculation and P supply were quite different from those of clover, and emphasized the different abilities of the two species to access P in the very high P - fixing soil used. Responses of two wheat cultivars ( Brookton and Krichauff ) to AM fungus ( G. intraradices ) were also evaluated with different P supplies at two developmental stages ( vegetative and maturity ). Colonisation by G. intraradices of both cultivars was well established at 6 weeks ( ~ 50 % in P0 plants ) and continued to increase up to maturity ( ~ 70 % ), but decreased greatly at both harvests as P supply was increased ( up to 150 mg P kg [superscript minus 1] ). Addition of P significantly increased plant growth, grain yield and P uptake irrespective of cultivar and harvest time, and the optimum soil P for grain yield was 100 mg kg [superscript minus 1]. In both cultivars, a growth depression in AM plants occurred at 6 weeks at all P levels, but this disappeared at 19 weeks with added P. At P0, AM plants produced lower grain yield per plant, but with higher P supply, AM plants produced higher grain yields than NM plants. There was a significant positive effect of AM on grain P concentration at P0, but not at other P levels. Brookton was somewhat more P efficient than Krichauff, and the latter responded more to AM fungi. The results showed that responses of wheat to AM fungi and P supply changed during development. Growth depression induced by AM fungi in low P soil was overcome by addition of moderate amounts of P, resulting in significant increases in grain yield in AM plants. Additional approaches were used to help determine the roles of AM fungi in wheat growth and nutrition. The effects of plant density were tested, as it was expected that increasing density might decrease the negative effects of AM fungi on wheat growth. Large growth depressions were induced by both G. intraradices and Gigaspora margarita in wheat grown at low density, although % colonisation by G. intraradices was higher than by Gi. margarita. With increasing plant density, the growth depressions were smaller, indicating that competition modulates growth responses. Although there may be effects due to competition for soil P, it is clear that with increasing plant biomass per unit soil volume, the AM fungal biomass did not increase in proportion ; in fact, hyphal length density decreased. Accordingly, costs of AM in terms of organic carbon loss per plant decreased with increasing plant density, thus mitigating the growth depression. The results add to the increasing body of evidence that mycorrhizal growth responses of plants grown singly may not apply at the population or community level as in crops. Two compartmented pot systems were used to examine whether the fungal hyphae deliver the P into the plants even in the absence of positive growth responses. An experiment in which plants were constricted in a mesh bag, but hyphae of AM fungi could explore a large soil volume was carried out. Results suggested that AM fungi helped the plants acquire P, although mesh bags did not remove AM growth depression. The experiments in which AM fungi were supplied with [superscript 32]P in a small soil compartment to which only hyphae had access showed that a considerable amount of P was delivered to wheat plants via AM fungi. The original aim was to calculate the percentage of total P entering the plants via the AM pathway. However, realistic values were not obtained probably because of difficulties of determining plant-available P and uneven distribution of hyphae in the soil. It is also possible that plants and AM fungi access different P pools. This study demonstrated the potential roles of AM fungi in growth and P nutrition of wheat grown in the highly calcareous soil from the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Further studies on the effects of the interactions between AM fungi and wheat in the field are needed to assess the contribution of AM fungi to plant nutrition. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2005.
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Role of mycorrhizas in the assessment of phosphorus efficiency in cerealsBaon, John Bako. January 1994 (has links) (PDF)
Includes bibliographical references.
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Spatial and temporal dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in high production corn systemsGrigera, María Susana. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2006. / Title from title screen (site viewed on Feb. 6, 2007). PDF text: iii, 121 p. : ill. UMI publication number: AAT 3216344. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche format.
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Roles of mycorrhizal symbiosis in growth and phosphorus nutrition of wheat in a highly calcareous soil.Li, Huiying January 2005 (has links)
The overall objective of the work presented in this thesis was to investigate roles of arbuscular mycorrhizal ( AM ) fungi in growth and phosphorus ( P ) nutrition of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L. ) in a highly calcareous soil from the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. The soil used for this study is one of the main soil types used for wheat production in South Australia. It is severely P - deficient, but plant responses to conventional fertiliser application are poor. Although the total P and Colwell - extractable P contents of the soil are high, the resin - extractable P content is very low. Resin - extractable P is better able to predict P availability for plant growth than Colwell - extractable P. The soil is also strongly P - fixing. Moderate levels ( about 20 mg kg [superscript minus 1] ) of resin - extractable P for wheat could only be achieved by adding high rates ( up to 100 mg kg [superscript minus 1] ) of CaHPO4 in this soil. A bioassay with wheat showed that it can be highly colonised by AM fungi in the soil. AM fungi have been shown to improve P nutrition of plants, particularly in nutrient poor soils. They may thus be important for wheat grown in the soil with low amounts of plant - available P such as the one used. The first part of the work involved conventional pot experiments. Effects of AM fungi on wheat were compared between sterilised soil and non - sterile soil, sterilised soil inoculated with non - sterile soil or with Glomus intraradices or noninoculated, with different soil / sand mixes. Colonisation of wheat at 8 weeks was high, with about 75 % of root length colonised for indigenous fungi and 55 % for Glomus intraradices, regardless of the soil treatments. Growth and P uptake of wheat were significantly increased by both indigenous fungi and G. intraradices, irrespective of soil / sand mixes. Effects of indigenous fungi on plant growth were larger in sterilised and inoculated soil than in non - sterile soil. In sterilised soil, increases of plant growth by AM fungi were higher with G. intraradices than with indigenous fungi. Dilution of the soil by mixing with sand reduced plant growth and P uptake of both AM and non-mycorrhizal ( NM ) plants. In another experiment, responses of wheat to AM fungi and P supply were compared with those of clover. Plants were inoculated with four different AM fungi. Colonisation of wheat was lower than clover. Although suffering from P deficiency, NM wheat ( 6 weeks ) grew relatively well with no added P ( P0 ) and application of P at 100 mg kg [superscript minus 1] ( P100 ) increased the dry weight ( DW ). Shoot P concentrations increased with P application and there were positive effects of all AM fungi at P100. In contrast, NM clover ( 8 weeks ) grew very poorly at P0 and did not respond to P application. Clover responded positively to all AM fungi at both P levels, associated with increases in P uptake. The results showed that responses of wheat to AM inoculation and P supply were quite different from those of clover, and emphasized the different abilities of the two species to access P in the very high P - fixing soil used. Responses of two wheat cultivars ( Brookton and Krichauff ) to AM fungus ( G. intraradices ) were also evaluated with different P supplies at two developmental stages ( vegetative and maturity ). Colonisation by G. intraradices of both cultivars was well established at 6 weeks ( ~ 50 % in P0 plants ) and continued to increase up to maturity ( ~ 70 % ), but decreased greatly at both harvests as P supply was increased ( up to 150 mg P kg [superscript minus 1] ). Addition of P significantly increased plant growth, grain yield and P uptake irrespective of cultivar and harvest time, and the optimum soil P for grain yield was 100 mg kg [superscript minus 1]. In both cultivars, a growth depression in AM plants occurred at 6 weeks at all P levels, but this disappeared at 19 weeks with added P. At P0, AM plants produced lower grain yield per plant, but with higher P supply, AM plants produced higher grain yields than NM plants. There was a significant positive effect of AM on grain P concentration at P0, but not at other P levels. Brookton was somewhat more P efficient than Krichauff, and the latter responded more to AM fungi. The results showed that responses of wheat to AM fungi and P supply changed during development. Growth depression induced by AM fungi in low P soil was overcome by addition of moderate amounts of P, resulting in significant increases in grain yield in AM plants. Additional approaches were used to help determine the roles of AM fungi in wheat growth and nutrition. The effects of plant density were tested, as it was expected that increasing density might decrease the negative effects of AM fungi on wheat growth. Large growth depressions were induced by both G. intraradices and Gigaspora margarita in wheat grown at low density, although % colonisation by G. intraradices was higher than by Gi. margarita. With increasing plant density, the growth depressions were smaller, indicating that competition modulates growth responses. Although there may be effects due to competition for soil P, it is clear that with increasing plant biomass per unit soil volume, the AM fungal biomass did not increase in proportion ; in fact, hyphal length density decreased. Accordingly, costs of AM in terms of organic carbon loss per plant decreased with increasing plant density, thus mitigating the growth depression. The results add to the increasing body of evidence that mycorrhizal growth responses of plants grown singly may not apply at the population or community level as in crops. Two compartmented pot systems were used to examine whether the fungal hyphae deliver the P into the plants even in the absence of positive growth responses. An experiment in which plants were constricted in a mesh bag, but hyphae of AM fungi could explore a large soil volume was carried out. Results suggested that AM fungi helped the plants acquire P, although mesh bags did not remove AM growth depression. The experiments in which AM fungi were supplied with [superscript 32]P in a small soil compartment to which only hyphae had access showed that a considerable amount of P was delivered to wheat plants via AM fungi. The original aim was to calculate the percentage of total P entering the plants via the AM pathway. However, realistic values were not obtained probably because of difficulties of determining plant-available P and uneven distribution of hyphae in the soil. It is also possible that plants and AM fungi access different P pools. This study demonstrated the potential roles of AM fungi in growth and P nutrition of wheat grown in the highly calcareous soil from the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Further studies on the effects of the interactions between AM fungi and wheat in the field are needed to assess the contribution of AM fungi to plant nutrition. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2005.
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Soil and landscape factors affecting phosphorus loss from the Fitzgerald River catchment in south west of Western Australia /Sharma, Rajesh. Unknown Date (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Murdoch University, 2009. / Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Sustainability, Environmental and Life Sciences. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 201-242)
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Phosphorus release characteristics and quantification of microbial population at different stages of phospho-compost productionMokase, Tsakani Joyce January 2016 (has links)
Thesis (M. Sc. Agriculture (Soil Science)) -- University of Limpopo, 2016 / This study aimed at assess phosphorus (P) solubility and bioavailability from non-reactive Phalaborwa ground phosphate rock (GPR) using thermophilic co-composting technology. Two types of organic wastes (Cattle, CM and poultry manure, PM) were used to produce different mix ratios (5:5, 7:3, 8:2 and 9:1) of phospho-composts. Control compost of both manures without GPR addition were included. Samples of each compost heap were taken at mesophilic, thermophilic, cooling and maturity stages and used for bioquality and chemical tests. Microbial counts, enzyme activity, molecular analysis, and the quatification of different P forms and fractions were carried out on all compost samples. Results showed that the concentration of P measured in the different phospho-composts differed significantly (p < 0.05). The 8:2 mix ratio gave quantitatively higher P concentration in both CM- and PM-based phospho-composts. Organic P form had the lowest concentration when compared to other P forms and fractions while water soluble-P had the highest concentration as compared to other P fractions. The content of actinomycetes showed correlated positively with EC, phosphatase β-glucosidase, fungi and bacteria but negatively correlated with organic P, Ca-P water P and pH. There was a positive and significant correlation between electrical conductivity, enzyme activity (phosphatase, dehydrogenase and β-glucosidase), fungi, actinomycete and P fractions (Bray P1, Ca-P and Pi value). Acid phosphatase activity correlated negatively with water extractable P, organic P and Ca-P contents but revealed a positively significant correlation with bacteria, fungi and actinomycete counts.
Generally higher microbial counts were measured in CM- than PM-based phospho-composts but the concentrations varied with each microbial species. Highest fungi (7.27 CFU g-1) and actinomycete (6.83 CFU g-1) counts were generally recorded in the control composts, which was quantitatively higher in CM- than PM-based phospho-composts. Quantitatively higher enzyme activities were measured across compost types and mix ratios during the cooling phase phospho-compost production; but were statistically comparable to measured values at maturity phase. Acid phosphatase and β-glucosidase enzymes were predominately higher at maturity phase in all cattle manure-based phospho-compost excluding the 5:5 mix ratio. In PM-based phospho-compost, both β-glucosidase and phosphatase were higher at initial phase with PM5:5 , PM9:1 and PM10:0. Dehydrogenase activities were predominately higher at thermophilic and cooling phase from both PM- and CM-based phospho-compost. Results of molecular analysis revealed that Bacillus sp. and Acholeplasma cavigenitalium sp. were dorminant in PM-based phospho-composts while Pseudomonas sp. and Acholeplasma pleciae dorminated the CM-based phospho-composts. In conclusion, results of this study revealed that the type of manure used exerts great influence on the bioquality parameters and the amount of P released.
Key words: Phospho-compost, Compost quality, Enzyme activities, Nutrient cycling, Ground phosphate rock, Phosphorus forms and fractions
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Morphological and physiological responses of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.) cultivars to induced water stress and phosphorus nutritionChiulele, Rogerio Marcos 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MScAgric) -- University of Stellenbosch, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Cowpeas are produced under low and irregular rainfall in most of arid and semi-arid
areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Growth and yield are therefore reduced due to the occurrence
of water stress during the growing season. Knowledge of the responses and adaptive
mechanisms of cowpeas to water stress may help to improve the management practices for
these areas. Therefore, three glasshouse experiments were conducted at Welgevallen
Experimental Farm of the University of Stellenbosch to test the responses of two cowpea
cultivars to water stress. In the first experiment, physiological responses were used to
identify those physiological parameters, which can be used to distinguish between drought
tolerant and susceptible cowpea cultivars. In the second experiment, some of the identified
physiological parameters together with some morphological growth responses, yield and
grain protein content of the same two cowpea cultivars were used to identify which is the
more tolerant cultivar. Tn the third experiment, the hypothesis that increased phosphorus
supply may improve the tolerance of cowpea plants to water stress and their ability of
recover from the stress was tested. The results showed that water stress affected water
relations, morphological growth parameters, yield and grain protein content, but
increasing P supply reduced the effect of water stress and promoted more rapid recovery
after re-watering. Water relations were affected by water stress because it reduced relative
water content, which resulted in reduced water potential and increased leaf diffusive
resistance and proline accumulation. Morphological growth responses and yields were
affected because water stress reduced the leaf area, which resulted in reduced biomass
production and seed yield. Lower leaf area under water stress was the result of the reduced
number of leaves and leaf expansion rate, but the number of leaves was the most
important parameter. Reduced seed yield was due to reduced number of pods. The
responses of the two cultivars tested were different. AB Wit, which performed better
under well-watered conditions was more affected by water stress due to its larger leaf area
that resulted in excessive water loss by transpiration. ACH14 was more drought tolerant
than AB Wit due to a combination of a more rapid stomatal closure and proline
accumulation, which induced osmotic adjustment, and which in tum helped to maintain
higher water potentials. The increased P supply reduced the effect of the water stress.
High-P level plants showed higher root growth, which resulted in more water uptake and
larger leaf area during the water stress period, and after re-watering these plants recovered more rapidly. The more rapid recovery from stress was the result of enhanced root growth
and leaf expansion rate and most probably due to increased water uptake. High-P level
plants also showed more rapid leaf appearance and plant growth at earlier stages compared
to the low-P level plants. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Akkerbone word onder toestande van lae en wisselvallige reenval in baie ariede en
semi-ariede gebiede van Afrika verbou. In hierdie gebiede word groei en produksie
dikwels beperk deur water tekorte gedurende die groei seisoen. Kennis van reaksies en
aanpassingsmeganismes van akkerbone teenoor water tekorte mag dus help om
produksietegnieke in bogenoemde gebiede te verbeter. Om hierdie rede is drie
glashuiseksperimente onder gekontroleerde toestande op die Welgevallen Proefplaas van
die Universiteit van Stellenbosch uitgevoer. In die eerste eksperiment is fisiologiese
reaksies van twee cultivars gebruik om eienskappe te identifiseer wat gebruik kan word
om tussen droogteweerstandbiedende en droogte gevoelige cultivars te onderskei. In die
tweede eksperiment is sommige van die geidentifiseerde eienskappe asook morfologiese
groei, opbrengs en kwaliteitsreaksies van dieselfde twee cultivars gebruik om die meer
droogte weerstandbiedende cultivar te identifiseer. In die derde eksperiment is die
hipotese dat P-bemesting die droogteweerstandbiedendheid teen en herstelvermoe na
droogte kan verbeter, getoets. Die resultate toon dat water tekorte beide plantwaterverhoudings,
morfologiese eienskappe asook opbrengs en proteieninhoud beinvloed,
maar dat hoe P-peile die invloed van water tekorte verminder en herstelverrnoe na die
droogte verbeter. Plant-waterverhoudings is bemvloed omdat water tekorte relatiewe
waterinhoud van plante verlaag wat aanleiding gee tot verlaagde plantwaterpotensiale,
verhoogde huidmondjie weerstand en 'n toename in prolien inhoud.
Morfologiese eienskappe en opbrengs is benadeel weens 'n veri aging in
blaaroppervlakte wat fotosintetiese vermoe en gevolglik ook biomassaproduksie en saad
opbrengs benadeel. Verlaagde blaaroppervlakte tydens water tekorte was hoofsaaklik die
gevolg van 'n vermindering in aantal blare, terwyl verlaagde saadopbrengs grootliks die
resultaat van 'n vermindering in aantal peule was.
Die cultivar AB Wit wat die hoogste opbrengs onder gunstige groeitoestande gelewer
het, is die meeste bemvloed deur water tekorte omdat die welige blaargroei van hierdie
cultivar, luukse waterverbruik en groter transpirasie verliese veroorsaak het. Die cultivar
ACH 14 daarteenoor het waterverliese beperk deurdat die huidmondjies vinniger gesluit
het en verhoogde prolien-inhoude, osmotiese aanpassings veroorsaak het. Dit het gehelp om waterpotensiale instand te hou. Hierdie cultivar was gevolglik meer droogte
weerstandbiedend as AB Wit.
Hoe vlakke van P-bemesting het die effek van water tekorte verminder weens
verbeterde wortelgroei. Dit het wateropname gedurende en na die peri ode van water
stremming verbeter sodat plante vinniger herstel het na die droe periode. Plante wat by
hoe P-peile gegroei is het ook 'n verhoogde blaarverskyningstempo en 'n toename in groei
tydens die vroee ontwikkelingstadiums getoon.
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Effect of mycorrhizal inoculation and phosphorus levels on growth and yield of wheat and maize crops grown on a phosphorus deficient sandy soilPharudi, Joseph Albert 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MScAgric (Agronomy))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: See full text for the abstract / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Sien volteks vir opsomming
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Mineralisation and bioavailability of phosphorus from poultry manure and sewage sludge-based phospho-composts for maize productionChauke, Rhandu January 2014 (has links)
Thesis (MSc. Agriculture (Soil Science)) -- University of
Limpopo, 2014 / Phospho-composts of different mix ratios (5:5, 7:3, 8:2 and 9:1) were produced
through thermophilic co-composting of poultry manure (PM) and sewage sludge
(SS) with ground phosphate rock (GPR). Composted PM and SS without GPR
addition were included as control. Cured phospho-composts were chemically
characterised and used for both laboratory incubation and greenhouse studies,
respectively for phosphorus (P) mineralisation and bioavailability, over a period of
42 days. Results revealed that Bray-P1 concentration measured in compost
amended soils at 14, 21 and 42 DAI differed significantly (P<0.05) and ranged
between 5.47 and 11.14 mg kg-1 and between 5.28 and 11.78 mg kg-1 in poultry
manure and sewage sludge-based phospho-composts, respectively. The maximum
amount of cumulative P mineralised of 16.06 and 9.98 mg kg -1, respectively in PM
and SS-based phospho-composts were obtained from the 8:2 mix ratio. The
content of the acid detergent fibre of the different phospho-composts showed
positive and significant correlation with cellulose, lignin and total organic carbon
(TOC). Similarly, cellulose as well as C:P ratio showed significant correlation with
both lignin and TOC. The polynomial relationship between cumulative P mineralised
and the various GRP and manure mix ratios revealed significant and positive R2-
values of 0.731 and 0.613 for PM and SS-based phospho-composts, respectively.
The maximum amount of maize tissue P uptake of 0.12 and 0.11 mg pot-1 in PM and
SS-based phospho-compost respectively were also obtained from the 8:2 mix ratio
while the least amount of 0.04 mg P pot-1 was obtained from GPR and unamended
pots. Maize tissue P uptake following the phospho-compost application was
significantly affected by the differences in soil type. Tissue P uptake was 0.06 and
0.11 mg P/pot, respectively in low potential and high potential soils with a
significantly higher value. The use of the different phospho-composts showed great
potential for amelioration of P-deficiency problems in crops while thermophilic cocomposting
improved the solubility and bioavailability of P from non-reactive GPR.
Keywords: Ground phosphate rock; poultry manure; sewage sludge; phosphocomposts;
phosphorus mineralisation; soil fertility management.
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