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Estimation of soil phosphorus availability via visible and near-infrared spectroscopy

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Author(s):
Micael Felipe de Souza [1] ; Henrique Coutinho Junqueira Franco [2] ; Lucas Rios do Amaral [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade Estadual de Campinas. FEAGRI - Brasil
[2] Universidade Estadual de Campinas. FEAGRI - Brasil
[3] Universidade Estadual de Campinas. FEAGRI - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Scientia Agricola; v. 77, n. 5 2019-12-20.
Abstract

ABSTRACT: Spectroscopic techniques have great potential to evaluate soil properties. However, there are still questions regarding the applicability of spectroscopy to analyze soil phosphorous (P) availability, especially in tropical soils with low nutrient contents. Therefore, this study evaluated the possibility to estimate P availability in soil and its pools (labile, moderately labile and non-labile) via Vis-NIR spectroscopy based on intra-field calibration. We used soils from two different locations, a plot experiment that received application of phosphate fertilizers (Field-A) and a cultivated field where a grid soil sampling was performed (Field-B). We used the technique of diffuse reflectance in the visible and near-infrared (Vis-NIR) to obtain the spectra of soil samples. Predictive modeling for P availability and labile, moderately labile and non-labile pools of P in soil were obtained via partial least squares (PLS) regression; classification modeling was performed via Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogy (SIMCA) on three P availability levels in order to overcome the limitation on quantifying P via Vis-NIR spectroscopy. We found that isolating P contents as the only variable (Field-A), Vis-NIR spectroscopy does not allow estimating P pools in the soil. In addition, quantification of P available in the soil via predictive modeling has limitations in tropical soils. On the other hand, estimating P content in soil through classes of availability is a feasible and promising alternative. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/21616-5 - Sugarcane proximal sensing: agronomic variables and soil spectroscopy
Grantee:Lucas Rios do Amaral
Support Opportunities: Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) - Regular Program Grants