Aims An essential task of agricultural systems is to improve internal phosphorus (P)
recycling. Cover crops and tillage reduction can increase sustainability, but it is not known …

Background Phosphorus (P) is a limiting nutrient in many agroecosystems and costly
fertilizer inputs can cause negative environmental impacts. Cover crops constitute a …

Background and aims The characterisation of plant-available phosphorus (P) pools and the
assessment of the microbial community in the rhizosheath of cover crops can improve our …

Phosphorus (P) is a key limiting factor in many terrestrial ecosystems because most soil P is
bound to soil minerals or organic matter. Increasing P cycling rates can increase P …

Microbial activity is known to be high under permanent grassland, but consequences for soil
phosphorus (P) dynamics and availability are not well understood. Our main objective was …

In organic farming, phosphorus (P) can be imported in mineral form with rock phosphate,
feedstuff for livestock or suitable organic fertilizers. Many organic farmers, however, rely on …

Understanding factors that regulate P cycling and dynamics in soil ecosystems is important
in developing management practices that sustain and enhance ecosystem function. The …

This chapter evaluates the consequences of practices used in organic farming on
phosphorus (P) balances at farm and field levels, soil inorganic P (Pi) availability for crops, P …

Accumulation of inorganic and labile organic phosphorus (P) in intensive agricultural
systems leads to P loss from soil which can cause serious environmental problems. Soil …

In all systems, phosphorus (P), particularly phosphate, is inexorably drawn to sorption
surfaces or precipitated, and is removed from the readily plant-available P pools. Mobilising …