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Phosphate diffusion in soil and uptake by plants

II. Phosphate uptake by wheat plants

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The accumulation of phosphate as a function of time has been followed for wheat plants when grown in small pots of Seddon sandy loam under conditions of controlled environment. Phosphate additions of 150, 300, 600 and 2400µg P/g soil were made to bulk samples of soil by spraying on appropriate amounts of calcium phosphate solution, followed by drying and thorough mixing.

At intervals of two weeks from sowing to maturity (22 weeks) the plants in two pots of each treatment were harvested and the phosphorus content determined. For each level of phosphate addition the rate of phosphate uptake into the plant tops was almost constant for the period 2–12 weeks during which the average rates for the four phosphate levels were 65, 135, 290 and 530µg P/plant/day respectively.

The rates obtained under controlled conditions are compared with corresponding rates found for wheat plants when grown in field rotation trials.

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  1. J. P. Quirk

    Present address: Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia

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  1. Department of Agricultural Biochemistry and Soil Science, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia

    D. G. Lewis & J. P. Quirk

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Lewis, D.G., Quirk, J.P. Phosphate diffusion in soil and uptake by plants. Plant Soil 26, 119–128 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01978679

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