The Effects of Struvite on Biomass and Soil Phosphorus Availability and Uptake in Chinese Cabbage, Cowpea, and Maize
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Soil and Materials
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Sample Collection and Analysis
2.4. Data Analysis and Statistics
3. Results
3.1. Crop Biomass
3.2. Crop P Uptake
3.3. Soil Olsen-P and P Fractions
3.4. Soil pH and Soil Phosphatase Activity
4. Discussion
4.1. Crop Biomass and Phosphorus Accumulation
4.2. Soil P and P Fractions
4.3. Effect of Different Phosphate Fertilizers on Soil pH and Soil Phosphatase Activity
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatment | Chinese Cabbage | Cowpea | Maize |
---|---|---|---|
CK | 0.023 | 0.069 | 0.034 |
struvite | 0.020 | 0.088 | 0.028 |
DAP | 0.012 | 0.062 | 0.044 |
MIX | 0.027 | 0.076 | 0.030 |
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Sun, L.; Wei, B.; Wu, D.; Sun, K.; Jiao, J.; Zhang, W. The Effects of Struvite on Biomass and Soil Phosphorus Availability and Uptake in Chinese Cabbage, Cowpea, and Maize. Agronomy 2024, 14, 1852. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081852
Sun L, Wei B, Wu D, Sun K, Jiao J, Zhang W. The Effects of Struvite on Biomass and Soil Phosphorus Availability and Uptake in Chinese Cabbage, Cowpea, and Maize. Agronomy. 2024; 14(8):1852. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081852
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Linglulu, Bingli Wei, Dongxun Wu, Kai Sun, Jiabin Jiao, and Wei Zhang. 2024. "The Effects of Struvite on Biomass and Soil Phosphorus Availability and Uptake in Chinese Cabbage, Cowpea, and Maize" Agronomy 14, no. 8: 1852. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081852