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To evaluate and compare the productivity, phosphorus uptake, and phosphorus use efficiency of four plant species across a gradient of phosphorus availability in different soils.

June 1, 1976Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Comparative phosphorus responses in plants to a range of available phosphorus situations

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KMKD McLachlanCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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Comparative plant study demonstrates superior phosphorus acquisition and utilization in buckwheat across soils, indicating that root surface area and acidification govern nutrient efficiency.

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To evaluate and compare the productivity, phosphorus uptake, and phosphorus use efficiency of four plant species across a gradient of phosphorus availability in different soils.
Assessed four plant species—buckwheat, rye, crimson clover, and subterranean clover—across four distinct soil phosphorus availability conditions.
Measured dry matter production, total phosphorus uptake, root morphology (root weight, volume, and hair production), rhizosphere acidification mechanisms, root respiration, and exocellular phosphatase activity.
Productivity consistently followed the ranking of buckwheat > rye > crimson clover = subterranean clover across all soil environments, with buckwheat obtaining the most phosphorus and utilizing it most efficiently.
Greater phosphorus uptake by buckwheat was driven by rhizosphere acidification via cation exchange involving calcium ions and expanded root absorptive surface area rather than metabolic activity.
Higher-performing species exhibited lower root respiration and lower exocellular phosphatase activity, suggesting phosphatase functions as an adaptive enzyme in low-fertility situations.

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KD McLachlan (1976) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7c4d2eb587cd2a013bdcd8 https://doi.org/10.1071/ar9760323

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Comparative plant study demonstrates superior phosphorus acquisition and utilization in buckwheat across soils, indicating that root surface area and acidification govern nutrient efficiency.

Comparative phosphorus responses in plants to a range of available phosphorus situations

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