| Summary: | Manure application changes the phosphorus (P) sorption behavior of soil, which may help release P to surface water. Excess P may result in degradation of quality of receiving water. In this study, effects of dairy, poultry, and goat manure applications on various soil phosphorus sorption indices were estimated for a silt loam Bangladeshi agricultural soil. The soil was incubated with manures for a month, and sorption experiments were conducted using incubated soil. The soil P adsorption isotherms conformed to S-curve shape for the both manure treated and untreated soils. Adsorption data conformed to the isotherms in the order of Freundlich > Temkin > Langmuir for poultry and goat manure treated soils and Langmuir > Freundlich > Temkin for dairy manure treated soil. Manure treatment decreased all the sorption parameters; the highest decrease was observed from dairy manure treated soil. Maximum P buffering capacity and standard phosphate requirement were decreased for all manure treatments, meaning that less fertilizer would be needed to maintain P concentrations in soil solution if manure amendment is used. Results of this study could be utilized for better fertilizer and manure management to reduce the waste of valuable fertilizer and to decrease water pollution.
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