Relationship between phosphorus fractions of some selected Sudanese soil orders to phosphate availability

A laboratory experiment was conducted to determine the extent and the importance of phosphorus (P) fractions of some agriculturally important Sudanese soils on P availability. The soils were gathered from different locations in Sudan, to represent three different orders: Aridisols (Um Dum soil, Nort...

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Main Authors: Abdel Wahab Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed, Mohammed Abdalla Elsheikh, Yousif El Gorashi El Mahi
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Language:English
Published: Federation of Eurasian Soil Science Societies 2018-07-01
Series:Eurasian Journal of Soil Science
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Online Access:http://ejss.fesss.org/10.18393/ejss.421609
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author Abdel Wahab Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed
Mohammed Abdalla Elsheikh
Yousif El Gorashi El Mahi
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description A laboratory experiment was conducted to determine the extent and the importance of phosphorus (P) fractions of some agriculturally important Sudanese soils on P availability. The soils were gathered from different locations in Sudan, to represent three different orders: Aridisols (Um Dum soil, North Kordofan state), Alfisols (Hagu soil, Senar state), and Vertisols (Hosh soil, Gezira state). The soil P was fractionated using an authenticated procedure. The results showed that the soils had low total, organic and available P contents. Most of the inorganic soil P was present in the Fe-Al fraction in Um Dum soil (> 50%), and about 40% of this fraction in Hagu soil, but, only 20% in alkaline Hosh soil. The Ca-P fraction constituted > 60% in Hosh soil, about 40% in Hagu soil and 20 % in Um Dum soil. The available P in the top soils studied was positively related to the percent sum of Al+Fe -P of the total P, and was negatively related to the percent Ca-P fraction content of the total P. It has been proposed that the P sorption starts by exchange with singly coordinate Fe or Al- OH clay (OH− edge group) and quickly reorganizes into more stable and less soluble ring forms especially at pH more than 7.0, Alkaline pH more than 8.0 in soil like Hosh, will in presence of Ca, favour with time, the formation of inactive less soluble form like octacalcium phosphates and apatites at expense of the initial Al and Fe-P forms which are less stable at alkaline pH.
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spelling doaj.art-764a51bddb98479abbd0ebe3c3b9c5352023-09-02T11:19:24ZengFederation of Eurasian Soil Science SocietiesEurasian Journal of Soil Science2147-42492147-42492018-07-017322422910.18393/ejss.421609Relationship between phosphorus fractions of some selected Sudanese soil orders to phosphate availabilityAbdel Wahab Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed0Mohammed Abdalla Elsheikh1Yousif El Gorashi El Mahi2Department of Soil and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum Shambat, SudanDepartment of Soil and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum Shambat, SudanDepartment of Soil and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum Shambat, SudanA laboratory experiment was conducted to determine the extent and the importance of phosphorus (P) fractions of some agriculturally important Sudanese soils on P availability. The soils were gathered from different locations in Sudan, to represent three different orders: Aridisols (Um Dum soil, North Kordofan state), Alfisols (Hagu soil, Senar state), and Vertisols (Hosh soil, Gezira state). The soil P was fractionated using an authenticated procedure. The results showed that the soils had low total, organic and available P contents. Most of the inorganic soil P was present in the Fe-Al fraction in Um Dum soil (> 50%), and about 40% of this fraction in Hagu soil, but, only 20% in alkaline Hosh soil. The Ca-P fraction constituted > 60% in Hosh soil, about 40% in Hagu soil and 20 % in Um Dum soil. The available P in the top soils studied was positively related to the percent sum of Al+Fe -P of the total P, and was negatively related to the percent Ca-P fraction content of the total P. It has been proposed that the P sorption starts by exchange with singly coordinate Fe or Al- OH clay (OH− edge group) and quickly reorganizes into more stable and less soluble ring forms especially at pH more than 7.0, Alkaline pH more than 8.0 in soil like Hosh, will in presence of Ca, favour with time, the formation of inactive less soluble form like octacalcium phosphates and apatites at expense of the initial Al and Fe-P forms which are less stable at alkaline pH.http://ejss.fesss.org/10.18393/ejss.421609Phosphorus formstotal phosphorusorganic phosphorusinorganic phosphorusavailable soil phosphorusSudanese soils
spellingShingle Abdel Wahab Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed
Mohammed Abdalla Elsheikh
Yousif El Gorashi El Mahi
Relationship between phosphorus fractions of some selected Sudanese soil orders to phosphate availability
Eurasian Journal of Soil Science
Phosphorus forms
total phosphorus
organic phosphorus
inorganic phosphorus
available soil phosphorus
Sudanese soils
title Relationship between phosphorus fractions of some selected Sudanese soil orders to phosphate availability
title_full Relationship between phosphorus fractions of some selected Sudanese soil orders to phosphate availability
title_fullStr Relationship between phosphorus fractions of some selected Sudanese soil orders to phosphate availability
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between phosphorus fractions of some selected Sudanese soil orders to phosphate availability
title_short Relationship between phosphorus fractions of some selected Sudanese soil orders to phosphate availability
title_sort relationship between phosphorus fractions of some selected sudanese soil orders to phosphate availability
topic Phosphorus forms
total phosphorus
organic phosphorus
inorganic phosphorus
available soil phosphorus
Sudanese soils
url http://ejss.fesss.org/10.18393/ejss.421609
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