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The Soil Phosphorus Store, G S P Ritchie, D. M. Weaver
The Soil Phosphorus Store, G S P Ritchie, D. M. Weaver
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The management of the soil phosphorus store, or 'super bank' to minimise phosphorus leaching losses is a vital part of any strategy to reduce algal pollution of the Peel-Harvey estuary.
Phosphorus can exist in the soil in four main 'pools'. it may occur in the soil solution or in one of the three pools that contain phosphorus in solid forms. This phosphorus can be in compounds (fertilisers, dead plant material); adsorbed (attached) to soil particles such as organic matter, clay and iron oxide; or as constituents of micro-organisms.