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It was shown from laboratory investigations of P depleted soil that phosphatase activity and ATP content were dependent partly on the content of plant available P and partly on the root intensity in soils.
Phosphatase activity and ATP content were higher in soil samples from plots supplied with P compared with plots not receiving any P.
Addition of phosphatase to soil or pure sand was only to a small extent followed by an increase in phosphatase activity.
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Nielsen, J.D., Eiland, F. Investigations on the relationship between P-fertility, phosphatase activity and ATP content in soil. Plant Soil 57, 95–103 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02139645
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