Abstract
The phosphorus (P) status of noncalcareous loam soils developed in large lysimeters was evaluated after 30 years of (i) crop rotation, (ii) permanent grasses, and (iii) several types of forest vegetation. The soils of forest treatments (spruce, oak/maple and mixed) were characterized by the higher concentration of organic C and N, while the accumulation of organic P (Po) was not pronounced because of low P concentration in the soil organic matter. The C to P ratio in the primitive soils under trees was high and varied insignificantly for different forest types. The fractionation of P in the primitive soils showed that the content of inorganic and organic P compounds did not point to an increase of Po mineralization in soils under forests (including conifers). Inorganic fractions extractable with NaHCO3 and NaOH were lower in the Ah horizon of spruce and mixed forest soils compared with grassland soil, while extractable organic fractions were higher in spruce and oak/maple forest soils. 31P NMR spectroscopy indicated that the large concentration of inorganic pyrophosphate in the direct alkaline extract from the spruce and mixed forest soils may be due to the increase of P compounds produced by fungi in these soils. Another specific characteristic of P species extracted from the spruce and mixed forest soils was lower proportion and concentration of relatively unstable phosphate diesters (phospholipids and DNA) that can indicate higher Po mineralization, although it was not revealed by P fractionation procedures. At the same time, 31P NMR spectroscopy indicated that at the initial stage of soil formation the effect of vegetation type on the composition of soil organic phosphates was not significant. However, the organic P compounds in these primitive soils differed from those found in the majority of developed, mature soils. The organic P compounds in the lysimeter soils were not resistant to alkaline hydrolysis, and contained high proportion of relatively labile diester phosphates that indicate the possible important role of organic phosphates in plant P nutrition at the initial stage of soil formation.
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Makarov, M., Malysheva, T. (2005). Phosphorus Compounds Under Different Plants in an Artificial Soil Formation Experiment. In: Binkley, D., Menyailo, O. (eds) Tree Species Effects on Soils: Implications for Global Change. NATO Science Series IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3447-4_12
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