1st Edition

Soil Phosphorus

Edited By Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart Copyright 2017
352 Pages 15 Color & 47 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

351 Pages 15 Color & 47 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

351 Pages 15 Color & 47 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Phosphorus is an essential plant nutrient, but global population growth has dramatically reduced the availability of phosphorus fertilizer resources. Despite this scarcity, there remain numerous problems associated with the excessive and inappropriate use of phosphorus leading to non-point source pollution and eutrophication of natural waters. Identifying appropriate systems for managing soil... Read more

The Global Phosphorus Cycle
Gabriel M. Filippelli

Positive and Negative Effects of Phosphorus Fertilizer on U.S. Agriculture and the Environment
B. A. Stewart, Pramod Pokhrel, and Mahendra Bhandari

Coupled Cycling of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus
Daniel Sebastian Goll

Phosphorus in Soil and Plant in Relation to Human Nutrition and Health
Rajendra Prasad, Samendra Prasad, and Rattan Lal

Phosphorus Management
Rajendra Prasad, Yashvir Singh Shivay, Kaushik Majumdar, and Samendra Prasad

Phosphorus Effluxes from Lake Sediments
Sergei Katsev

Economic and Policy Issues of Phosphorus Management in Agroecosystems
Otto C. Doering III

Phosphorus Fertilization and Management in Soils of Sub- Saharan Africa
Andrew J. Margenot, Bal R. Singh, Idupulapati M. Rao, and Rolf Sommer

Phosphorus and the Environment
Rattan Lal

Enhancing Efficiency of Phosphorus Fertilizers through Formula Modifications
Ruiqiang Liu and Rattan Lal

Soil Phosphorus Cycling in Tropical Soils: An Ultisol and Oxisol Perspective
Sasha C. Reed and Tana E. Wood

The Use of Phosphorus Radioisotopes to Investigate Soil Phosphorus Dynamics and Cycling in Soil–Plant Systems
Long Nguyen, Felipe Zapata, and Joseph Adu-Gyamfi

Pathways and Fate of Phosphorus in Agroecosystems
Rattan Lal

Biography

Rattan Lal, Ph.D, is professor of soil physics and director of the Carbon Management & Sequestration Center at Ohio State University, Columbus, USA.



B.A. Stewart, Ph.D, is distinguished professor of agriculture and director of the Dryland Agriculture Institute, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, USA.