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The uptake and utilization of phosphorus (P) by cereal crops is influenced by the growing period of the crop. In this article the effect of sowing date on the utilization of P by wheat crops grown in southern NSW is reviewed. Crops sown early in the accepted sowing period require smaller inputs of P fertilizer to reach the maximum yield but produce grain with a higher concentration of P than crops sown late in the sowing season. For later sowings a higher rate of applied P is required to achieve the yield potential but this is not associated with a high grain P concentration or a high rate of removal of P from the soil. If grain with a high P concentration is required as seed for subsequent crops, then sowing early, even with little or no applied P fertilizer, is preferable, although crops sown early in the season are likely to remove more P from the soil than the amount applied in fertilizer.
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Batten, G.D., Fettell, N.A., Mead, J.A., Khan, M.A. (1993). Sowing date and phosphorus utilization by wheat. In: Barrow, N.J. (eds) Plant Nutrition — from Genetic Engineering to Field Practice. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 54. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1880-4_75
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