Reducing Egypt rock phosphate use in Zea mays cultivation on an acid soil using clinoptilolite zeolite

• Main Authors: Hasbullah, Nur Aainaa, Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna, Kasim, Susilawati, Ab. Majid, Nik Muhamad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46105/1/Reducing%20Egypt%20rock%20phosphate%20use%20in%20Zea%20mays%20cultivation%20on%20an%20acid%20soil%20using%20clinoptilolite%20zeolite.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46105/; http://www.ccsenet.org/sar

Insufficient supply of P for initial growth of crops does not only limit N uptake but it also leads to poor yield of crops. In acidic soils of the tropics, sorption of P occurs mainly on surfaces of Fe and Al oxides and hydroxides. Most of the P added through mineral fertilizers is fixed by high Al...