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Phosphorus availability indices in calcareous lebanese soils

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Three indices of available P were evaluated with 20 mainly calcareous Lebanese soils using wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) in the greenhouse. Both the NaHCO3-and anion exchange resin-extractable P were significantly correlated with P uptake. The relationship for NaOH−Na2C2O4 was not significant. Langmuir isotherm and actual sorption parameters were also poorly related to uptake. In general, soil properties were not significantly related to extractable P or crop uptake. Sequential inclusion of selected soil properties with test values only slightly improved the multiple correlation coefficients.

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  1. A. G. Ayubi (Associate Professor and Graduate Student, currently Lecturer, Department of Soil Science)

    Present address: University of Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan

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    Contribution from the Department of Soils, Irrigation and Mechanization, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Journal No. 523B. Sci. Paper Series No.297.

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    Ryan, J., Ayubi, A.G. Phosphorus availability indices in calcareous lebanese soils. Plant Soil 62, 141–145 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02205034

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