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The influence of conventional and compost fertilization on phosphorus use efficiency by broccoli in a phosphorus deficient soil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2009

Marc A. Buchanan  and
Stephen R. Gliessman
Marc A. Buchanan
Affiliation:
Post Doctoral Fellow, Board of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064.
Stephen R. Gliessman
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Board of Environmental Studies, and Director, Agroecology Program, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064.
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Abstract

Phosphorus (P) accumulation and use efficiency by broccoli (Brassica oleraceae var. italica) were observed in a field plot study comparing management with varying levels of conventional fertilizer, differing composted amendments, and a combination of inorganic Nitrogen (N) and compost sources. Total P accumulation and yield were highest in treatments incorporating solely compost or vermicompost applications of 30 tons ha–1. Applications of N as ammonium sulfate caused significant soil acidification, which lowered yield and P uptake. Poor growth and yield were probably related to manganese toxicity effects on root extension and activity. These effects were partly ameliorated in treatments combining fertilizer N and compost sources. As a result, yield in plots receiving 75 kg N ha–1 as ammonium sulfate and 8.9 kg P ha–1 as compost was nearly identical to highest experimental yields. Phosphorus use efficiency was highest in this treatment incorporating fertilizer N and compost. Generally, P use efficiency tended to decline at the highest levels of fertilization. We propose that intensive organic matter management may be a good way to improve P use efficiency by vegetable crops.

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pure efficiencycompostvermicompostbroccolisoil acidificationP adsorptionmanganese toxicity
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American Journal of Alternative Agriculture , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , March 1990 , pp. 38 - 46
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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