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Phosphorus (P) is critical for crop production but has a high nutrient use inefficiency. Tomato was grown in soil amended with five P-sources, used as-is, or embedded within a biodegradable polymer, polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). Correlation analysis identified treatments that maintain plant growth, improve bioavailable soil P, and reduce P loss. Three performance classes were identified: (i) micro- and nanohydroxyapatite, which did not increase bioavailable P, plant P-uptake, or change P in runoff/leaching compared to controls; (ii) monocalcium phosphate (MCP), dicalcium phosphate (DCP), calcium pyrophosphate nanoparticles (CAP), and PHA-MCP that increased P-uptake and/or bioavailable P but also increased P loss in runoff/leaching; and (iii) PHA-DCP and PHA-CAP, where increased bioavailable P and plant P-uptake were achieved with minimal P loss in runoff/leaching. In addition to identifying treatments that maintain plant growth, increase bioavailable P, and minimize nutrient loss, correlation plots also revealed that (i) bioavailable P was a good indicator of plant P-uptake; (ii) leached P could be predicted from water solubility; and (iii) P loss through runoff versus leaching showed similar trends. This study highlights that biopolymers can promote plant P-uptake and improve bioavailable soil P, with implications for mitigating the negative environmental impacts of P loss from agricultural systems.
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Fluid mediated communication among flexible micro-posts in chemically reactive solutions
Modeling shows that enzymatic reactions at microposts in solution trigger chemo-mechanical interactions that spontaneously convey distinct signals over extensive distances in fluid-filled chambers.
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- PAR ID:
- 10658267
- Publisher / Repository:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Materials Horizons
- Volume:
- 11
- Issue:
- 24
- ISSN:
- 2051-6347
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 6326 to 6341
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MH01111B
