Efficiency of phosphorus resource use in Africa as defined by soil chemistry and the impact on crop production

Daniel Magnone, Alexander F. Bouwman, Sjoerd E.A.T.M. Van Der Zee, Sheida Z. Sattari, Arthur H.W. Beusen, Vahid J. Niasar

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Abstract

By 2050 the global population will be 9.7 billion, placing an unprecedented burden on the world's soils to produce extremely high food yields. Phosphorus (P) is crucial to plant growth and mineral fertilizer is added to soil to maintain P concentrations, however this is a finite resource, thus efficient use is critical. Plants primarily uptake P from a labile (available) P pool and not from the stable solid phase; transfer between these pools limits bioavailability. Transfer is controlled by soil properties which vary between soil types. The dynamic phosphorus pool simulator (DPPS) quantifies crop production and soil P relationships by utilising the transfer. This approach effectively models crop uptake from soil inputs, but it does not quantify the efficiency use. This study incorporates geochemical techniques within DPPS to quantify the efficiency of fertilizer-P use based on soil chemistry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnergy Procedia
Subtitle of host publication1st International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Resource Use in Food Chains, ICSEF 2017; Berkshire; United Kingdom; 19 April 2017 through 20 April 2017; Code 131062
Pages97-104
Number of pages8
Volume123
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
EventSustainable Energy and Resource Use in Food Chains - Windsor, United Kingdom
Duration: 19 Apr 201720 Apr 2017
Conference number: 1st

Publication series

NameEnergy Procedia
PublisherElsevier
Volume123
ISSN (Print)1876-6102

Conference

ConferenceSustainable Energy and Resource Use in Food Chains
Abbreviated titleICSEF2017
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityWindsor
Period19/04/1720/04/17

Keywords

  • DPPS
  • modelling
  • phosphorus
  • soil
  • soil resources

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