Published online 11 April 2005
Published in Soil Sci Soc Am J 69:701-708 (2005)
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.0099
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Survey of Water-Extractable Phosphorus in Livestock Manures
Peter J. A. Kleinmana,*,
Ann M. Wolfb,
Andrew N. Sharpleya,
Douglas B. Beeglec and
Lou S. Saporitoa
a USDA-ARS, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, Curtin Road, University Park, PA 16802
b Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
c Dep. of Crop and Soil Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802

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Fig. 1. Relationship of proportion of water-extractable P with dry matter content of manure. *** indicates significance at p < 0.01.
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Fig. 2. Relationship of proportion of total P that is water-extractable (WEP TP1) with total Ca content of manure. *** indicates significance at p < 0.001.
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Fig. 3. Box-and-whisker plots of water-extractable P (WEP) and the proportion of total P that is water extractable (WEP TP1) in livestock manures. Median, upper, and lower quartiles are represented by horizontal box lines and Duncan mean categories by italic letters.
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Fig. 4. Box-and-whisker plot of dry matter and total P in livestock manures showing median, upper, and lower quartiles, Duncan mean categories (italic letters), and outliers (*).
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Fig. 5. Relationship of water-extractable P with other water-extractable elements (Ca, Mg., Fe) in dairy, layer chicken and swine manures. ** and *** indicate significance at p < 0.01 and 0.001 levels, respectively.
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Fig. 6. Box-and-whisker plot of water-extractable P of manure storage and handling system for all manures and dairy manures, showing quartiles (horizontal box lines), Duncan mean categories (italic letters) and outliers (*).
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Fig. 7. Box-and-whisker plot of water-extractable P of layer chicken manure storage and handling systems, showing quartiles (horizontal box lines) and Duncan mean categories (italic letters).
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