Soil Phosphorus Dynamics and P Uptake by Medicinal Crops as Influenced by Locally Available Organic Amendments in Light-Textured Soil of Semi-arid Western India

Enriched soil amendments influenced soil fertility, herbage yield and bioactive principle of medicinal plant (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.) grown in two different soils

“…Organic matter present in enriched amendments prevents soluble P from fixation [ 21 ] in the soil by occupying the adsorption sites in the soil matrix [ 6 ]. Similarly, rapid conversion of available P into microbial biomass may also prevent soluble P from fixation in the soil matrix [ 50 ]. Thus, both the mechanism perhaps indirectly contributed to greater available P in soils.…”