Soil Test Phosphorus Recovery from Livestock Manures Compared with Inorganic Fertilizer in Soil Incubations

Table 2

Properties of Phosphorus sources.

Phosphorus Source	%P^(a)	% dry matter	pH	% Ca
Ca(H2PO4)2⋯H2O (MCP)	24.6%	—	—	15.9
Dairy Manure (DM)	0.046 to 0.058%	11.06 to 11.84	6.7 to 6.9	0.118
Layer Hen Manure (HM)	0.358 to 0.476%	28.66 to 30.08	6.8 to 8.4	1.84

(a)Manure analysis on a wet weight basis.