Abstract
Background
We are facing the challenge of sustainable phosphorus (P) use due to high P inputs in farmland and low P-use efficiency of crops, which leads to critical soil P imbalances and accelerates consumption of limited P resources. Organic P is an essential component of the soil P cycle, and if managed properly, may compensate partly for decreased usage of P fertilizers. However, organic P dynamics in the rhizosphere has received little attention even though it is important for P availability to plants.
Scope
We review biological turnover of organic P in soils, focusing on the processes driven by roots and microbial communities and their interactions in the rhizosphere. We also consider recent progress in understanding of organic P acquisition strategies that integrate soil carbon (C) cycling. We address several perspectives to achieve more sustainable P use in agriculture via rhizosphere management aimed at recycling and re-using soil organic P.
Conclusions
Organic P mineralization by microorganisms may be limited by low P and/or C availability. In these processes, plants interact with microorganisms to alter stoichiometric ratios of C to P in the rhizosphere soils or microbial community, thus impacting on turnover of organic P into inorganic P for plant absorption, which is manifested in plant-microbial facilitation/competition in the rhizosphere. We highlight future research in improving rhizosphere management of agroecosystems by optimizing nutrient inputs and enhancing rhizosphere interactions to manipulate P and C dynamics towards sustainable organic P use.
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Zhang, K., Zheng, D., Gu, Y. et al. Utilizing soil organic phosphorus for sustainable crop production: insights into the rhizosphere. Plant Soil 498, 57–75 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06136-x
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