Evaluation of the Phosphorus Source Component in the Phosphorus Index for Pastures
P. B. DeLaunea,*,
P. A. Moore, Jr.c,
D. K. Carmand,
A. N. Sharpleye,
B. E. Haggardc and
T. C. Danielb
a Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
b Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
c USDA-ARS, Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, Fayetteville, AR 72701
d USDA-NRCS, National Water Management Center, Little Rock, AR 72203
e USDA-ARS, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA 16802

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Fig. 1. Relationship between (a) average soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) in runoff from three runoff events before litter application and Mehlich-III P; (b) average SRP in runoff from three runoff events after litter application and Mehlich-III P; and (c) average SRP in runoff from three runoff events after litter application and the amount of soluble P applied. Soil test P (Mehlich-III) was measured after Events 13, before litter application. (Small plot, simulated runoff events.)
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Fig. 2. Relationship between average soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) in runoff water from six runoff events (three events before litter application, three events after litter application) and (a) Mehlich-III P and (b) the P index. (Small plot, simulated runoff events.)
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Fig. 3. Relationship between average soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) in runoff and the P index from plots receiving poultry litter applications (dashed line) and plots receiving no poultry litter applications (solid line). (Small plot, simulated runoff events.)
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Fig. 4. Relationship between the P index and measured annual P loss from two 0.405-ha watersheds receiving natural rainfall and annual poultry litter applications. The P index was calculated annually based on annual litter application rate and soluble P concentration, soil test P concentration, and transport potential (0.8).
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