THE BRAY, MEHLICH AND KELOWNA SOIL P TESTS AS AFFECTED BY SOIL CARBONATES
- 1 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Soil Science
- Vol. 67 (2) , 399-404
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjss87-035
Abstract
A study was conducted with five soil P tests (Bray P1 (1:10), Bray P1 (1:50), Mehlich II, Kelowna I and Kelowna II) to determine the effect of soil carbonates on postextraction pH and on the correlation between soil and plant P concentration. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) was grown on five calcareous and six noncalcareous soils fertilized at 0 and 90 μg P mL−1 in a growth room experiment. The ability of the extradants to maintain a low pH with calcareous soils was poorest for the Bray P1 (1:10) followed by the Mehlich II, Kelowna I, Kelowna II and Bray P1 (1:50). The Bray P1 (1:10) did not give a statistically significant correlation coefficient between soil and plant P concentration with the calcareous soils, while the other methods did. Key words: Soil testing, calcareous soils, Bray P1, Mehlich II, Kelowna I, Kelowna IIKeywords
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