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Impacts of long-term biomass management on soil phosphorus under temperate grassland

September 2017

Publication: Plant and Soil - Plant Science
Author(s): Boitt G, Black A, Wakelin SA, McDowell RW, Condron LM

We assessed and quantified the cumulative impact of 20 years of biomass management on the nature and bioavailability of soil phosphorus (P) accumulated from antecedent fertiliser inputs. Contemporary plant production and P uptake were over 2-fold higher for the biomass retained compared with the biomass removed regimes. Soil C, total P, soluble and labile forms of inorganic and organic soil P were significantly higher under biomass retention than removal.

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