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The Nitrogen Cycle
Atmospheric
nitrogen
Atmospheric
fixation
and deposition
Animal
manures
and biosolids
Industrial fixation
(commercial fertilizers)
Crop
harvest
Volatilization
Denitrification
Runoff and
erosion
Leaching
Organic
nitrogen
Ammonium
(NH4)
Nitrate
(NO3)
Plant
residues
Biological
fixation by
legume plants Plant
uptake
Input to soilComponent Loss from soil
-
+
The Phosphorus Cycle
Animal
manures
and biosolids Mineral
fertilizers
Crop
harvest
Runoff and
erosion
Leaching
(usually minor)
Organic phosphorus
โ€ขMicrobial
โ€ขPlant residue
โ€ขHumus
Primary
minerals
(apatite)
Plant
residues
Plant
uptake
Soil solution
phosphorus
โ€ขHPO4
-2
โ€ขH2PO4
-1
Secondary
compounds
(CaP, FeP, MnP, AlP)
Mineral
surfaces
(clays, Fe and
Al oxides,
carbonates)
Input to soilComponent Loss from soil
Atmospheric
deposition
The Potassium Cycle
Animal
manures
and biosolids
Mineral
fertilizers
Crop
harvest
Runoff and
erosion
Leaching
Soil solution
potassium (K+)
Plant
residues
Plant
uptake
Mineral
potassium
Fixed
potassium
Exchangeable
potassium
Input to soilComponent Loss from soil
The Sulfur Cycle
Animal
manures
and biosolids
Mineral
fertilizers
Crop
harvest
Runoff and
erosion
Leaching
Absorbed or
mineral sulfur
Plant
residues
Plant
uptake
Sulfate
Sulfur
(SO4)
Atmospheric
sulfur
Elemental
sulfur
Organic
sulfur
Reduced sulfur
Input to soilComponent Loss from soil
Volatilization
Atmospheric
deposition
-

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Nutrient cycles

  • 1. The Nitrogen Cycle Atmospheric nitrogen Atmospheric fixation and deposition Animal manures and biosolids Industrial fixation (commercial fertilizers) Crop harvest Volatilization Denitrification Runoff and erosion Leaching Organic nitrogen Ammonium (NH4) Nitrate (NO3) Plant residues Biological fixation by legume plants Plant uptake Input to soilComponent Loss from soil - +
  • 2. The Phosphorus Cycle Animal manures and biosolids Mineral fertilizers Crop harvest Runoff and erosion Leaching (usually minor) Organic phosphorus โ€ขMicrobial โ€ขPlant residue โ€ขHumus Primary minerals (apatite) Plant residues Plant uptake Soil solution phosphorus โ€ขHPO4 -2 โ€ขH2PO4 -1 Secondary compounds (CaP, FeP, MnP, AlP) Mineral surfaces (clays, Fe and Al oxides, carbonates) Input to soilComponent Loss from soil Atmospheric deposition
  • 3. The Potassium Cycle Animal manures and biosolids Mineral fertilizers Crop harvest Runoff and erosion Leaching Soil solution potassium (K+) Plant residues Plant uptake Mineral potassium Fixed potassium Exchangeable potassium Input to soilComponent Loss from soil
  • 4. The Sulfur Cycle Animal manures and biosolids Mineral fertilizers Crop harvest Runoff and erosion Leaching Absorbed or mineral sulfur Plant residues Plant uptake Sulfate Sulfur (SO4) Atmospheric sulfur Elemental sulfur Organic sulfur Reduced sulfur Input to soilComponent Loss from soil Volatilization Atmospheric deposition -