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Area of Science:

  • Agricultural Science
  • Environmental Science
  • Soil Science

Background:

  • Phosphorus (P) fertilizer runoff degrades water quality.
  • Coated and less soluble P fertilizers are evaluated to mitigate P losses.
  • Traditional field runoff assessments are time-consuming and costly.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify rapid, inexpensive, and efficient laboratory methods for evaluating P fertilizer runoff risk.
  • To compare laboratory-based measurements with field, glasshouse, and lab rainfall simulator results.
  • To validate the use of electrical conductivity and soil diffusion methods for P runoff screening.

Main Methods:

  • Compared two laboratory-scale measurements: electrical conductivity in water and P diffusion visualization in soil.
  • Validated laboratory methods against runoff data from field, glasshouse, and lab rainfall simulators.
  • Utilized coated soluble phosphate fertilizers with varying solubilities.

Main Results:

  • Laboratory methods strongly correlated (r ≥ .96) with P losses across all rainfall simulator types.
  • The methods accurately predicted P runoff regardless of fertilizer coating or solubility.
  • Electrical conductivity and diffusion visualization effectively ranked fertilizers by P release.

Conclusions:

  • Laboratory-based electrical conductivity and soil diffusion methods are effective for screening P fertilizer runoff risk.
  • These rapid and inexpensive tools can aid in selecting fertilizers that minimize water contamination.
  • The findings support the adoption of these lab methods for fertilizer formulation development.