Introduction to Best Management Practices for Phosphorus Control onOrganic Soils
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Introduction to Best Management Practices for Phosphorus Control onOrganic Soils

   

Introduction to Best Management Practices for Phosphorus Control onOrganic Soils 1

Del Bottcher and Forrest Izuno2

This BMP series was written specifically to address the concern for phosphorus control in the Everglades Agricultural Area. The information contained in the series may be applied to any agricultural area composed primarily of organic soils or Histosols. However, please be aware that this information may not be applicable to any other soil types.Background

What are BMPS?

Water Quality Design Criteria for BMPS in the EAA

Uncertainty of BMP Effectiveness Ranges

Concentration Versus Flow Control for

Phosphorus Load Reductions

Basin Response to Farm Level BMPS

Impacts of BMPS on Crop Yields

Accumulative Effect of Multiple BMPS

Reduced Drainage Versus Water Supply

Summary of BMPS

Seepage Control

Water Monitoring

Best Management Practices: Conclusions

References

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Footnotes

1. This document is AGR51, one of a series of the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date December 1992. Reviewed July 2002. Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

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