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@ARTICLE{Siebers:902251,
author = {Siebers, Nina and Wang, Liming and Funk, Theresa and von
Tucher, Sabine and Merbach, Ines and Schweitzer, Kathlin and
Kruse, Jens},
title = {{S}ubsoils—a sink for excess fertilizer {P} but a minor
contribution to {P} plant nutrition: evidence from long-term
fertilization trials},
journal = {Environmental sciences Europe},
volume = {33},
number = {1},
issn = {2190-4715},
address = {Heidelberg},
publisher = {Springer},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-04121},
pages = {60},
year = {2021},
abstract = {BackgroundThe phosphorus (P) stocks of arable subsoils not
only influence crop production but also fertilizer P
sequestration. However, the extent of this influence is
largely unknown. This study aimed to (i) determine the
extent of P sequestration with soil depth, (ii) analyze P
speciation after long-term P fertilization, and (iii)
compare soil P tests in predicting crop yields. We analyzed
four long-term fertilizer trials in Germany to a depth of 90
cm. Treatments received either mineral or organic P, or a
combination of both, for 16 to 113 years. We determined
inorganic and organic P pools using sequential extraction,
and P speciation using 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
and X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES)
spectroscopy. In addition, we applied three P soil tests,
double-lactate (DL), calcium acetate lactate (CAL), and
diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT).ResultsThe results
suggested that plants are capable of mobilizing P from
deeper soil layers when there is a negative P budget of the
topsoil. However, fertilization mostly only showed
insignificant effects on P pools, which were most pronounced
in the topsoil, with a 1.6- to 4.4-fold increase in labile
inorganic P (Pi; resin-P, NaHCO3–Pi) after mineral
fertilization and a 0- to 1.9-fold increase of organic P
(Po; NaHCO3–Po, NaOH–Po) after organic P fertilization.
The differences in Po and Pi speciation were mainly
controlled by site-specific factors, e.g., soil properties
or soil management practice rather than by fertilization.
When modeling crop yield response using the Mitscherlich
equation, we obtained the highest R2 (R2 = 0.61,
P < 0.001) among the soil P tests when using topsoil
PDGT. However, the fit became less pronounced when
incorporating the subsoil.ConclusionWe conclude that if the
soil has a good P supply, the majority of P taken up by
plants originates from the topsoil and that the DGT method
is a mechanistic surrogate of P plant uptake. Thus, DGT is a
basis for optimization of P fertilizer recommendation to add
as much P fertilizer as required to sustain crop yields but
as low as necessary to prevent harmful P leaching of excess
fertilizer P.},
cin = {IBG-3},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
pnm = {2173 - Agro-biogeosystems: controls, feedbacks and impact
(POF4-217)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2173},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:001427601200001},
doi = {10.1186/s12302-021-00496-w},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/902251},
}