Gypsum amendment of soils reduces phosphorus losses in an agricultural catchment

We estimated the changes in the losses of particulate and dissolved phosphorus (P) after treating 93 ha of agricultural fields with gypsum (4 t ha–1) in a 245 ha catchment in southern Finland. Runoff was monitored using online sensors and manual sampling during one high-flow period before and six p...

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Main Authors: Petri Ekholm, Pasi Valkama, Elina Jaakkola, Mikko Kiirikki, Kirsti Lahti, Liisa Pietola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2012-09-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/6831