Conference paper
Processes of P mobility from Fitzgerald River catchment following application of different P rates
Gilkes RJ, Prakongkep N, editors. Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science; Soil Solutions for a Changing World; Published on DVD; http://www.iuss.org (Brisbane, Australia, pp 109-112, 01/08/2010–06/08/2010)
2010
Abstract
Phosphorus (P) export by erosion, surface runoff, throughflow and leaching are considered the main sources of P loss from agricultural land. The present study was conducted on the upper Fitzgerald River Catchment in the South coast region of Western Australia (WA) to examine the process of P mobilization at different P rates (0, 20 and 40 kg P/ha). Intact column leaching, packed box and field runoff plot studies were conducted on contrasting soils from the catchment. Soil solution was collected at 5, 10 and 15 cm by installing Rhizon soil solution samplers, and leachate collected at 30 cm. Runoff and soil solutions were analysed for particulate P (PP), dissolved reactive P (DRP), and total dissolved P (TDP) and dissolved organic P (DOP) was calculated by difference (TDP-DRP). Overall, DRP comprised <35 % of TP in runoff while about 90% or more of relative P losses via runoff, throughflow and leachate were in DOP and PP forms. The DOP and soluble organic carbon (SOC) in soil solution were well correlated in sand (R2 = 0.78, P <0.05) and clay soils (R2 = 0.56, P <0.05) at 0-5 cm suggesting that amounts of organic matter dissolved in soil solution influences P sorption and mobility. The higher PP concentration for the clay soil at the interface of clay and sandy layers indicates subsurface lateral flow is exacerbated by dispersive clay which might be an additional concern regarding P mobility in clay and duplex soils of the catchment. Ponding of water at the surface or lateral movement of water at the interface of sand and clay layers in the profile would increase the risk of P losses in the form of DP or PP in dispersion-prone sodic soils.
Details
- Title
- Processes of P mobility from Fitzgerald River catchment following application of different P rates
- Authors/Creators
- R. Sharma (Author/Creator)R.W. Bell (Author/Creator)M.T.F. Wong (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- Gilkes RJ, Prakongkep N, editors. Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science; Soil Solutions for a Changing World; Published on DVD; http://www.iuss.org (Brisbane, Australia, pp 109-112, 01/08/2010–06/08/2010)
- Identifiers
- 991005546026307891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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