Pedosphere (6): 948--959, 2023
ISSN 1002-0160/CN 32-1315/P
©2023 Soil Science Society of China
Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press
| Phosphorus speciation and colloidal phosphorus responses to short-term cessation of fertilization in a lime concretion black soil |
Shanshan BAI1,2,3, Jinfang TAN1,2,3, Zeyuan ZHANG1, Mi WEI1,2,3, Huimin ZHANG4, Xiaoqian JIANG1,2,3 |
1 School of Agriculture, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275(China);
2 Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107(China);
3 Modern Agricultural Innovation Center, Henan Institute of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhumadian 463400(China);
4 Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Engineering Laboratory for Improving Quality of Arable Land, Beijing 100081(China |
| ABSTRACT |
| Long-term excessive application of mineral fertilizer has led to soil acidification and phosphorus (P) accumulation, increasing the risk of P loss and environmental pollution, and cessation of fertilization is widely considered as a cost-effective management strategy to relieve this situation; however, how such cessation influences P speciation and concentrations in a bulk soil and colloidal fractions and whether decreasing P concentration might maintain soil fertility remain unclear. In this study, the effects of long-term fertilization (ca. 40 years) and short-term cessation of fertilization (ca. 16 months) on inorganic, organic, and colloidal P in lime concretion black soil were investigated using P sequential fractionation and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. After long-term fertilization, available P, dicalcium phosphate, iron-bound P, orthophosphate monoesters, and orthophosphate diesters increased significantly, but soil pH decreased by ca. 2.8 units, indicating that long-term fertilization caused soil acidification and P accumulation and changed P speciation markedly. In contrast, short-term fertilization cessation increased soil pH by ca. 0.8 units and slightly reduced available and inorganic P. Available P after fertilization cessation was 22.9-29.8 mg kg-1, which was still sufficient to satisfy crop growth requirements. Additionally, fertilization cessation increased the proportions of fine colloids (100-450 nm, including nontronite and some amorphous iron oxides) and drove a significant release of iron/aluminum oxide nanoparticles (1-100 nm) and associated P with orthophosphate and pyrophosphate species. In summary, short-term fertilization cessation effectively alleviated soil acidification and inorganic P accumulation, while concomitantly maintaining soil P fertility and improving the potential mobilization of P associated with microparticles. |
| Key Words: Fe/Al oxide nanoparticles,fine colloids,P accumulation,31P nuclear magnetic resonance,P sequential fractionation,soil acidification |
| Citation: Bai S S, Tan J F, Zhang Z Y, Wei M, Zhang H M, Jiang X Q. 2023. Phosphorus speciation and colloidal phosphorus responses to short-term cessation of fertilization in a lime concretion black soil. Pedosphere. 33(6): 948-959. |
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