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Agronomic Thresholds for Soil Phosphorus in Alberta: Appendix - Calculated Crop Response to Add for Alberta Soils
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Table 1. Crop response to added P (control as percent of maximum treatment yield) for individual soils of Alberta (data from McKenzie et al. 1995).
Soil test P (ppm)
Canola
Barley
Wheat
Average for all soil zones
10
71.1
75.3
77.6
20
82.0
85.1
86.6
30
86.4
88.9
90.1
40
88.8
91.0
92.0
50
90.3
92.3
93.1
60
91.4
93.2
93.9
70
92.1
93.8
94.5
80
92.7
94.3
94.9
90
93.1
94.7
95.3
100
93.5
95.0
95.5
Luvisolic soils
10
55.4
55.9
68.2
20
70.7
71.7
79.5
30
77.8
79.2
84.2
40
81.9
83.5
86.7
50
84.6
86.3
88.3
60
86.5
88.3
89.4
70
87.9
89.8
90.2
80
89.0
91.0
90.8
90
89.9
91.9
91.3
100
90.6
92.6
91.7
Dark Gray soils
10
55.7
70.4
78.7
20
70.5
81.6
87.2
30
77.4
86.2
90.5
40
81.3
88.7
92.2
50
83.9
90.2
93.2
60
85.7
91.3
94.0
70
87.1
92.1
94.5
80
88.1
92.7
94.9
90
88.9
93.2
95.2
100
89.6
93.5
95.4
Soil test P (ppm)
Canola
Barley
Wheat
Black soils
10
71.2
79.2
80.3
20
83.6
88.0
88.8
30
88.8
91.3
92.0
40
91.6
93.1
93.7
50
93.4
94.2
94.8
60
94.6
95.0
95.5
70
95.5
95.5
96.0
80
96.2
95.9
96.4
90
96.8
96.3
96.8
100
97.2
96.5
97.0
Thin Black soils
10
90.3
79.0
80.3
20
91.5
87.4
86.9
30
91.9
90.7
89.3
40
92.1
92.4
90.6
50
92.3
93.4
91.4
60
92.3
94.1
91.9
70
92.4
94.6
92.3
80
92.5
95.0
92.5
90
92.5
95.3
92.8
100
92.5
95.6
93.0
Dark Brown soils
10
86.4
79.7
72.3
20
90.0
86.6
84.6
30
91.2
89.2
89.7
40
91.9
90.6
92.5
50
92.3
91.5
94.2
60
92.6
92.0
95.4
70
92.7
92.4
96.3
80
92.9
92.7
97.0
90
93.0
93.0
97.5
100
93.1
93.2
97.9
Brown soils
10
88.2
95.1
20
91.7
95.6
30
92.9
95.8
40
93.5
95.9
50
93.9
95.9
60
94.1
96.0
70
94.3
96.0
80
94.4
96.0
90
94.6
96.0
100
94.6
96.1
Other Documents in the Series
Agronomic Thresholds for Soil Phosphorus in Alberta: A Review
Agronomic Thresholds for Soil Phosphorus in Alberta: Introduction
Agronomic Thresholds for Soil Phosphorus in Alberta: Basis for Fertilizer Recommendations in Alberta
Agronomic Thresholds for Soil Phosphorus in Alberta: Implications for Management of Organic P Sources
Agronomic Thresholds for Soil Phosphorus in Alberta: Conclusions
Agronomic Thresholds for Soil Phosphorus in Alberta: References
Agronomic Thresholds for Soil Phosphorus in Alberta: Appendix - Calculated Crop Response to Add for Alberta Soils -
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