Phosphorus availability and leaching losses in annual and perennial cropping systems in an upper US Midwest landscape
Abstract
Abstract Excessive phosphorus (P) applications to croplands can contribute to eutrophication of surface waters through surface runoff and subsurface (leaching) losses. We analyzed leaching losses of total dissolved P (TDP) from no-till corn, hybrid poplar ( Populus nigra X P. maximowiczii ), switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ), miscanthus ( Miscanthus giganteus ), native grasses, and restored prairie, all planted in 2008 on former cropland in Michigan, USA. All crops except corn (13 kg P ha −1 year −1 ) were grown without P fertilization. Biomass was harvested at the end of each growing season except for poplar. Soil water at 1.2 m depth was sampled weekly to biweekly for TDP determination during March–November 2009–2016 using tension lysimeters. Soil test P (0–25 cm depth) was measured every autumn. Soil water TDP concentrations were usually below levels where eutrophication of surface waters is frequently observed (> 0.02 mg L −1 ) but often higher than in deep groundwater or nearby streams and lakes. Rates of P leaching, estimated from measured concentrations and modeled drainage, did not differ statistically among cropping systems across years; 7-year cropping system means ranged from 0.035 to 0.072 kg P ha −1 year −1 with large interannual variation. Leached P was positively related to STP, which decreased over themore »
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- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States); Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
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- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); National Science Foundation (NSF); Michigan State University AgBioResearch
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- 1825570
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- Scientific Reports
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- Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Volume: 11 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
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- Nature Publishing Group
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- United Kingdom
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- English
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- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; biogeochemistry; environmental sciences; hydrology
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Hussain, Mir Zaman, Hamilton, Stephen K., Robertson, G. Philip, and Basso, Bruno. Phosphorus availability and leaching losses in annual and perennial cropping systems in an upper US Midwest landscape. United Kingdom: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-99877-7.
Hussain, Mir Zaman, Hamilton, Stephen K., Robertson, G. Philip, & Basso, Bruno. Phosphorus availability and leaching losses in annual and perennial cropping systems in an upper US Midwest landscape. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99877-7
Hussain, Mir Zaman, Hamilton, Stephen K., Robertson, G. Philip, and Basso, Bruno. Wed .
"Phosphorus availability and leaching losses in annual and perennial cropping systems in an upper US Midwest landscape". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99877-7.
@article{osti_1825570,
title = {Phosphorus availability and leaching losses in annual and perennial cropping systems in an upper US Midwest landscape},
author = {Hussain, Mir Zaman and Hamilton, Stephen K. and Robertson, G. Philip and Basso, Bruno},
abstractNote = {Abstract Excessive phosphorus (P) applications to croplands can contribute to eutrophication of surface waters through surface runoff and subsurface (leaching) losses. We analyzed leaching losses of total dissolved P (TDP) from no-till corn, hybrid poplar ( Populus nigra X P. maximowiczii ), switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ), miscanthus ( Miscanthus giganteus ), native grasses, and restored prairie, all planted in 2008 on former cropland in Michigan, USA. All crops except corn (13 kg P ha −1 year −1 ) were grown without P fertilization. Biomass was harvested at the end of each growing season except for poplar. Soil water at 1.2 m depth was sampled weekly to biweekly for TDP determination during March–November 2009–2016 using tension lysimeters. Soil test P (0–25 cm depth) was measured every autumn. Soil water TDP concentrations were usually below levels where eutrophication of surface waters is frequently observed (> 0.02 mg L −1 ) but often higher than in deep groundwater or nearby streams and lakes. Rates of P leaching, estimated from measured concentrations and modeled drainage, did not differ statistically among cropping systems across years; 7-year cropping system means ranged from 0.035 to 0.072 kg P ha −1 year −1 with large interannual variation. Leached P was positively related to STP, which decreased over the 7 years in all systems. These results indicate that both P-fertilized and unfertilized cropping systems may leach legacy P from past cropland management.},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-021-99877-7},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
number = 1,
volume = 11,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Wed Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Wed Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
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