Plant and Soil

, Volume 143, Issue 2, pp 289–297 | Cite as

Effect of growth and subsequent decomposition of cyanobacteria on the transformation of phosphorus in submerged soils

  • Biswapati Mandal
  • S. C. Das
  • L. N. Mandal
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Abstract

The effect of growth and subsequent decomposition of cyanobacteria (inoculated and indigenous) on changes in P fractions was studied in four soils under submerged condition.

The growth of cyanobacteria in soils caused an increase in organic P with concomitant decreases in Olsen-P, Al-P, Fe-P, and Ca-P, but little change in reductant-soluble Fe-P and occluded Al-P. Such changes have been attributed to the solubilization of different inorganic P fractions and subsequent assimilation of the released P by cyanobacteria. The decomposition of cyanobacterial biomass in soils caused an increase in Olsen-P with a simultaneous decrease in other P fractions, except the Ca-bound P. Development of intense reducing condition and formation of organic acids with chelating properties have been suggested as the cause of the above changes. Implications of such changes in P fractions due to the growth of cyanobacteria, and of the decomposition of the cyanobacterial biomass for the P nutrition of rice plants are discussed.

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cyanobacteria P transformations submerged soils 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Biswapati Mandal
    • 1
  • S. C. Das
    • 1
  • L. N. Mandal
    • 1
  1. 1.Micronutrient Research Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil ScienceBidhan Chandra Krishi ViswavidyalayaKalyaniIndia

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