Claim · model-written summary
In Shandong, Jilin and Hebei, alfalfa yield improved after applying calcium phosphate or single superphosphate at 100–200 kg·ha−1 where soil pH is 7–8.
- Taxon
- alfalfa
Medicago sativae1 - Treatment
- calcium phosphate or single superphosphate with a P2O5 content of 0–20% at a rate of 100–200 kg·ha−1e1
- Outcome
- alfalfa yielde1
- Direction
- improvede1
- Qualifier
- where the soil pH is 7–8e1
- Setting
- Shandong, Jilin, and Hebeie1
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Verbatim
e1“In Shandong, Jilin, and Hebei, where the soil pH is 7–8, annual precipitation is 200–400 mm, annual mean temperature is above 4 °C, and altitude is 500–1000 m, alfalfa yield improved after applying calcium phosphate or single superphosphate with a P2O5 content of 0–20% at a rate of 100–200 kg·ha−1, along with nitrogen > 100 kg·ha−1, and when both the test and establishment periods were 2 years”
Title
Lixin Zhang; Yuanbo Jiang; Minhua Yin; et al. Agriculture 2025. doi:10.3390/agriculture15080797
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- Intervention effect Compared with no phosphorus application, phosphorus fertilization increased NDF content by 7.2%.
- Intervention effect Compared with no phosphorus application, phosphorus fertilization reduced ADF content by 3.3%.
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