oh sorry I wasn't paying attention to what you said it's too LINEAR for me and I was comparing IRON(III) PHOSPHATE to HYDROXYAPATITE YOU SIMPLE CREATURE

  • happybadger [he/him]
    hexagon
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    2 years ago

    The left chart shows how much of each nutrient plants can take up at different levels of soil acidity. Phosphorus becomes available at 6.0, but normally begins peaking at 6.5-7.5. But the different minerals containing phosphorus have their own properties and break down in different ways. The hydroxyapatite/Ca5OH(PO4)3 breaks down super easily in more acidic soil, but then stops being available at the normal target pH for phosphorus. Since the soil contains a ratio of that and iron(III) phosphate, there's a point in the pH scale where both break down at maximum efficiency. It's 1 lower than normal. You might have to supply additional phosphorus if the soil is more alkaline and the hydroxyapatite becomes unavailable.