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South African Journal of Plant and Soil

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Publishes original articles and commentaries on research in the fields of fundamental and applied soil and plant science. Original research papers, short communications including germplasm registrations, relevant book reviews, commentaries on papers recently published and, exceptionally, review articles will be considered for publication in the Journal. Manuscripts considered will address aspects of: Agronomical and Horticultural research including breeding and genetics, cultivar evaluation, management, nutrition, physiology, production, and quality; Soil Science research including biology, chemistry, classification, fertility, mineralogy, pedology and hydropedology, physics, and soil and land evaluation of agricultural and urban ecosystems; Weed Science research including biological control agents, biology, ecology, genetics, herbicide resistance and herbicide-resistant crops, and physiology and molecular action of herbicides and plant growth regulators; Agro-climatology; Agro-ecology; Forage, Pasture and Turfgrass science including production and utilisation; Plant and Soil Systems Modelling; Plant–Microbe Interactions; Plant–Pest Interactions; and Plant–Soil Relationships.

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Land application of sewage sludge: Phosphorus considerationsMcLaughlin, M. J.1984

Land application of sewage sludge: Phosphorus considerations

Keywords

Phosphorus, sewage sludge

Abstract

Phosphorus considerations are gaining increasing attention where sewage sludges are applied to land because of the continuing trend of rising P levels in sludges and the growing concern for environmental pollution and nutrient recycling issues. P in sludges has reached levels comparable to inorganic fertilizers in some cases while currently average values will be in the region of 2% P (dry solids basis). In reactions with soils the soluble component (or that capable of being solubilized) will be the most important fraction. Potential benefits to be gained from sludge applied P are large while hazards from disposal of sludge P are minimal owing to the transformations which P undergoes in soils. The finite world supply of resource P and the escalating costs of inorganic P fertilizers warrants that further research be directed towards making sludges more acceptable as a source of this nutrient. Unacceptable P pollution of the environment is an added stimulus to effectively dispose of and utilize such wastes simultaneously. S. Afr. J. Plant Soil 1984, 1: 21–29

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McLaughlin, M. J.

Year Published

1984

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South African Journal of Plant and Soil

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    10.1080/02571862.1984.10634104

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    Evidence of a germination inhibitor in senescent soybean pod wallsChapman, J.1984

    Evidence of a germination inhibitor in senescent soybean pod walls

    Keywords

    Field weathering, Germination, germination inhibitor, Glycine max (L.) Merr., soybean

    Abstract

    Water based pod extracts of the pod wall material of four soybean cultivars were found to reduce the germination rate of mustard (Sinapis alba L.) seeds. Highly significant differences were also observed in this respect between the different pod extracts. These results indicated the presence of a germination inhibitor in senescent soybean pod walls which might provide some protection against the effects of field weathering of soybean seeds.

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    Chapman, J.

    Year Published

    1984

    Publication

    South African Journal of Plant and Soil

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      DOI

      10.1080/02571862.1984.10634105

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