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Research Project: Improving Management Practices for Irrigated Western Cropping and Dairy Systems to Contribute to Sustainability and Improve Air Quality

Location: Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research

Title: Soil phosphorus testing on alkaline calcareous soils

Author
item Rogers, Christopher
item DARI, B - University Of Idaho
item Leytem, April

Submitted to: Crops and Soils
Publication Type: Trade Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/1/2019
Publication Date: 10/3/2019
Citation: Rogers, C.W., Dari, B., Leytem, A.B. 2019. Soil phosphorus testing on alkaline calcareous soils. Crops and Soils. https://doi.org/10.2134/cs2019.52.0510.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2134/cs2019.52.0510

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Soil phosphorus testing made great strides with multiple chemical tests proposed and implemented that have been used for fertilizer management programs for crop production during the previous century. In the latter part of the previous century, the environmental impact of excess nonpoint phosphorus loading from the landscape (e.g. agricultural lands) to waterbodies became an issue of increased concern and soil phosphorus testing came to the forefront of management and monitoring. This article will provide a general overview of the usage of phosphorus testing for agronomic purposes in the United States.