Published online 3 August 2006
Published in Soil Sci Soc Am J 70:1629-1638 (2006)
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0003
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The Influence of Manure Phytic Acid on Phosphorus Solubility in Calcareous Soils
April B. Leytema,*,
D. R. Smithb,
T. J. Applegatec and
P. A. Thackerd
a USDA-ARS, 3793N 3600E, Kimberly, ID 83341-5076
b USDA-ARS, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, West Lafayette, IN
c Purdue University, Dep. of Animal Science, West Lafayette, IN
d University of Saskatchewan, Dep. of Animal and Poultry Science, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

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Fig.1. Relationship between the percentage of phytic acid P in manures and the percentage of water extractable P in the manures.
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Fig. 2. Change in Olsen inorganic P for all treatments over the 18-wk incubation period at the 40 mg kg1 application rate on the (a) Portneuf and (b) Millville soils.
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Fig. 3. Change in Olsen organic P for all treatments over the 18-wk incubation period at the 40 mg kg1 application rate on the (a) Portneuf and (b) Millville soils.
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Fig. 4. The relationship between the change in Olsen P from 2 to 18 wk of incubation and the percentage of phytic acid in the treatments for both soils.
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Fig. 5. The P nuclear magnetic resonance spectra (31P NMR) for soils receiving manure from C2 and extracted (a) immediately following manure incorporations and (b) after 12 wk of incubation.
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Fig. 6. The increase in Olsen P with treatment application rate for (a) Portneuf soil at 2 wk, (b) Portneuf soil at 18 wk, (c) Millville soil at 2 wk, and (d) Millville soil at 18 wk.
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Fig. 7. The relationship between manure phytic acid and change in Olsen P for all treatments on both the Portneuf and Millville soils. Regression equation is for manures from the corn-based diets only.
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Fig. 8. The relationship between increases in Olsen P resulting from manure application of 40 mg P kg1 following 18 wk incubation and (a) manure C/P ratio on the Portneuf soil and (b) manure N/P ratio on the Millville soil.
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