Abstract In the 1980s, growing recognition of agricultural phosphorus (P) sources to surface water eutrophication led to scrutiny of animal feeding operations. In 1990, the USDA‐Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) invited prominent scientists to find a solution. It was at an initial meeting that Dr. Andrew Sharpley suggested that P assessment
Deanna L. Osmond+5 more
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Estimating photosynthetic characteristics of forage rape by fusing the sensitive spectral bands to combined stresses of nitrogen and salt. [PDF]
Wang J+7 more
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Balancing agriculture and environment: Andrew Sharpley's nutrient, soil, and water management legacy
Abstract Managing agricultural phosphorus (P) to balance food security and water quality priorities is a massive challenge fraught with uncertainty and competing interests. Throughout his career, Andrew Sharpley addressed this challenge by building our understanding of the fundamental principles and processes that control P behavior in agricultural ...
D. N. Flaten+2 more
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Soil Bulk Density, Aggregates, Carbon Stabilization, Nutrients and Vegetation Traits as Affected by Manure Gradients Regimes Under Alpine Meadows of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem. [PDF]
Sadiq M+6 more
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Abstract Critical source areas (CSAs) are small areas of a field, farm, or catchment that account for most contaminant loss by having both a high contaminant availability and transport potential. Most work on CSAs has focused on phosphorus (P), largely through the work in the 1990s initiated by Dr.
Richard McDowell+8 more
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Productivity, soil fertility and enzyme activity of mixed forage grasslands improved by alfalfa and nitrogen addition in Horqin Sandy Land, China. [PDF]
Yu T, Hao F, Gao K, Xiong M, An H.
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Phosphorus lability across diverse agricultural contexts with legacy sources
Abstract The buffering of phosphorus (P) in the landscape delays management outcomes for water quality. If stored in labile form (readily exchangeable and bioavailable), P may readily pollute waters. We studied labile P and its intensity for >600 soils and sediments across seven study locations in the United States. Stocks of labile P were large enough
Zachary P. Simpson+25 more
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Plant height is the main factor driving forage yield of <i>Poa</i> species under different row spacings and seeding rates in the Qilian Mountains. [PDF]
Wang X, Wang J, Li E, Guo Y, Li W.
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