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Phosphorus in organic farming systems: Improving supply and use efficiency

Watson, Dr C A; Walker, Dr R L; Rees, Dr R M and Stockdale, Dr E A (2006) Phosphorus in organic farming systems: Improving supply and use efficiency. Paper at: Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.

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Summary

Phosphorus (P) is a key plant nutrient but it needs to be managed it carefully in an organic system, in order to obtain sustainable crop yields and quality without contributing to potential damage to the environment. Minimally processed rock phosphate (PR) can be used, but it has very low solubility at optimum soil acidity for crop growth (pH 6.5). This paper describes a project (PLINK), which is investigating methods of improving P efficiency on organic farms. Approaches include fermentation of crop waste material with PR in order to make P more available to the crop, as well as incorporation of crops or varieties with high P uptake efficiency.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Subjects: Soil
Farming Systems
Crop husbandry
Research affiliation: International Conferences > 2006: Joint Organic Congress > Theme 4: Crop systems and soils
UK > Scottish Rural Colleges (SRUC - previously SAC)
Deposited By: Walker, Dr R L
ID Code:7409
Deposited On:09 May 2006
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:32
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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