Background Phosphorus (P) fertilizer is usually applied in excess of plant requirement and
accumulates in soils due to its strong adsorption, rapid precipitation and immobilisation into …

Phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance (31P NMR) spectroscopy is an important tool for
the study of soil P and has significantly advanced our knowledge of soil P forms, particularly …

Phosphorus cycling exerts significant influence upon soil fertility and productivity–processes
largely controlled by microbial activity. We adopted phenotypic and metagenomic …

Anthropogenic activities have made phosphorus (P) a new sustainability issue globally. To
better understand the mechanisms of soil P dynamics responding to inorganic P fertilization …

Individual molecular components of soil organic matter (SOM) have been studied since the
early 19th century. Their characterization is essential, because knowledge of the molecular …

Management of phosphorus (P) loss in soils with heavy manure application requires
improved understanding of the transformation characteristics of soil P. Influences of manure …

Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for life, an innate constituent of soil organic matter,
and a major anthropogenic input to terrestrial ecosystems. The supply of P to living …

Repeated applications of phosphorus (P) fertilizers result in the buildup of P in soil
(commonly known as legacy P), a large fraction of which is not immediately available for …

Organic fertilizers are important in agroecosystems, but the fate of specific forms of added
phosphorus (P) in the long-term is not well understood. We studied the effects of 62 years of …

The mineralization of soil organic phosphorus (P) is catalysed by extracellular phosphatases
that hydrolyse different non-phytate phosphomonoesters (eg, sugar phosphates and …