Critical limit of extractable phosphorous in a gleysol for rice production in the Senegal River Valley of West Africa
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2007
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Bado, B.
De Vries, M.
Haefele, S.
Marco, M.
Ndiaye, M.
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Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 2007; 39(1-2):202-206
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B. V. Bado, M. E. De Vries, S. M. Haefele, M. C. S. Marco, and M. K. Ndiaye
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Soil‐test correlation and calibration, a useful tool for fertilizer recommendations, has been little used in West Africa. Soils from a long‐term fertility experiment have been used to study the relationship between rice yields and soil extractable phosphorus (P) with Bray 1 and Olsen methods. The Cate and Nelson graphical method was used for critical limits of soil P determination. The critical limits of soil extractable P at 95% relative grain yield were 9 mg P for the Bray 1P and 17 mg P kg−1 for Olsen P. The Olsen P was more correlated (r=0.63) with rice grain yields than Bray P (r=0.50), but a strong correlation (r=0.92) was also observed between the values of the two methods. Results indicate that at levels less than these critical levels of extractable P, P fertilizers should be applied to increase rice yields.
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Published online: 31 Mar 2008.
For Erratum see Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 2008;39(3-4):626-626
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