CAN PHOSPHORUS USE EFFICIENCY BE IMPROVED WITH THE USE OF HUMIC SUBSTANCES? A REVIEW

Keywords: Legacy P, P acquisition, P uptake, biostimulants, humic acids, fulvic acids

Abstract

In agricultural soils, especially in Brazil, the efficiency of phosphate fertilization is very low (<30%) due to precipitation reactions, adsorption, and specific adsorption that occurs with P in the soil, limit its bioavailability. Thus, high doses of mineral phosphate fertilizers (finite and imported resources) must be applied annually to reach critical P levels and maintain or intensify agricultural yields. The humic substances (SHs) can alter the dissolution kinetics of fertilizers, change P adsorption and biostimulant P uptake by plants. However, few studies currently address the impact of SHs on soil-plant P dynamics. This review presents a broad overview of recent advances related to phosphate fertilizers and SHs. The mechanisms through which SHs interfere with the kinetics of P in the soil will be presented, as well as the effects of SHs biostimulation that favor the P uptake by plants.

Published
2022-12-21
How to Cite
Luz, J. H. S. da, & Brito, L. E. M. (2022). CAN PHOSPHORUS USE EFFICIENCY BE IMPROVED WITH THE USE OF HUMIC SUBSTANCES? A REVIEW. AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, 8(2), 13. https://doi.org/10.36725/agries.v8i2.7928