Redistribution of phosphorus in soil through cover crop roots

The objective of this study was to evaluate if cover crops can absorb P from the upper layers and transport it in their roots to subsoil layers. Samples of an Oxisol were placed in PVC columns. Super phosphate fertilizer was applied to the 0-10 cm soil surface layers. The cover crops tested were: Av...

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Main Authors: Júlio C. Franchini, Marcos A. Pavan, Mário Miyazawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2004-07-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000300007