Relationship of Soil Test Phosphorus and Sampling Depth to Runoff Phosphorus in Calcareous and Noncalcareous Soils
H.A. Torbert*,a,
T.C. Danielb,
J.L. Lemunyonc and
R.M. Jonesd
a USDA-ARS National Soil Dynamics Laboratory, 411 S. Donahue Dr., Auburn, AL 36832-5806
b 115 Plant Sci. Bldg., Crop, Soil and Environmental Science Dep., Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
c USDA-NRCS, P.O. Box 6567, Ft. Worth, TX 76115
d Texas A&M University Agric. Research and Extension Center, Stephenville, TX 76401

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Fig. 1. The relationship between water-extractable P concentration and dissolved molybdate reactive P in runoff for Blanket, Windthorst, Houston Black, and Purves soil.
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Fig. 2. The relationship between Mehlich IIIextractable P concentration and dissolved molybdate reactive P in runoff for Blanket, Windthorst, Houston Black, and Purves soil.
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Fig. 3. The relationship between water-extractable and Mehlich IIIextractable P concentrations and dissolved molybdate reactive P in runoff for calcareous and noncalcareous soils at the 0- to 5-cm depth.
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