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Table 2 Selected properties of superphosphate and pig slurry applied to the soil columns, and different P fractions of total P in the slurry

From: Phosphorus leaching from loamy sand and clay loam topsoils after application of pig slurry

Properties of P sources

Values

Superphosphate

 

Water soluble P, % of total P

95

Pig slurry

 

Dry matter content#, %

7.3

Total C, %

31

Total N, %

4.0

Total P, %

1.7

 P fractions of total P (%)

 

  NH4Cl-P

49.5

  Bicarbonate/dithionite-P

0.5

  NaOH-P

0.7

  HCl-P

0.4

  NaOH org-P

1.1

  Rest-P

47.7

  1. #: Dry matter content is based on fresh weight and the other properties on dry matter.