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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
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Residual Values Of Australian Rock Phosphates, Michael D A Bolland
Residual Values Of Australian Rock Phosphates, Michael D A Bolland
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
For years superphosphate has been the cheapest, convenient and most effective way of supplying phosphorus to newly cleared soils in Western Australia's South-West that are acutely deficient in phosphorus. However its effectiveness as a phosphorus source falls markedly after application. Regular applications are needed to maintaine profitable pastures and crops on these soils.
After a big jump in supperphosphate prices in the mid 970s, researchers tested the use of Australian rock phosphates as potentially cheaper alternative phosphorus fertilisers to superphosphate. On the none-leaching sands, as this article shows, none of the rock phosphates was as effective for plant growth as …