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ABSTRACT
The phosphorus adsorption maximum as calculated by the Langmuir isotherm was determined for a number of soils with a wide range in chemical properties. Neutralization of exchangeable aluminum markedly reduced the P adsorption maximum. The growth of millet was related to the degree of saturation of the P adsorption maximum. The soils with a large P adsorption maximum did not require as high a P saturation as those with a low adsorption maximum. Maximum yields on the limed soils were obtained when the equilibrium solution concentrations of P were greater than 0.1 x 10-4 moles/liter of P. A much higher concentration of P was needed on the soils with a high saturation of exchangeable aluminum to give maximum yields, however, the yields were lower than on the limed soils.
1 Contribution from the Department of Soil Science, North Carolina Agr. Exp. Sta., Raleigh, N. C. Presented before Division S-4, Soil Science Society of America, Nov. 21, 1963, Denver, Colo. Part of a thesis submitted by the senior author in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a M.S. degree. Submitted with the approval of the Director as paper No. 1856 of the Journal Series.
2 Research Instructor and Professor of Soil Science, respectively.
Received for publication August 10, 1964. Accepted for publication November 23, 1964.
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