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Melo, V.F., Schaefer, C.E.G.R., Fontes, L.E.F., Chagas, A.C., Lemos Jr., J.B. and Andrade, R.P. (2006) Physical Chemical and Mineralogical Characteristics of Soils from the Agricultural Colony of Apiaú (Roraima, Amazonia), under Different Land Uses and after Burning. Brazilian Journal of Soil Science, 30, 1039-1050.

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• TITLE: Phosphorus Adsorption of Some Brazilian Soils in Relations to Selected Soil Properties

  AUTHORS: Valdinar Ferreira Melo, Sandra Cátia Pereira Uchôa, Zachary N. Senwo, Ronilson José Pedroso Amorim

  KEYWORDS: Amazon Soil, Eutrophic Soils, Oxidic Soils, Phosphate, Alfisol, Oxisol

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Soil Science, Vol.5 No.5, May 20, 2015

  ABSTRACT: A major nutritional problem to crops grown in highly weathered Brazilian soils is phosphorus (P) deficiencies linked to their low availability and the capacity of the soils to fix P in insoluble forms. Our studies examined factors that might influence P behavior in soils of the Amazon region. This study was conducted to evaluate the maximum phosphate adsorption capacity (MPAC) of the soils developed from mafic rocks (diabase), their parent materials and other factors resulting in the formation of eutrophic soils having A chernozemic horizon associated with Red Nitosols (Alfisol) and Red Latosols (Oxisol) of the Amazonian environment. The MPAC was determined in triplicates as a function of the remnant P values. The different concentrations used to determine the MPAC allowed maximum adsorption values to be reached for all soils. The Latosol (Oxisol) and Nitosol (Alfisol) soils presented higher phosphate adsorption values that were attributed to the oxidic mineralogy and high clay texture while the Chernosol (Mollisol) soils presented the lowest phosphate adsorption values.