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Phosphate in Fibrophos 3
Soil solution P
Labile pool
of available P
Phosphate-containing
minerals and fixed P
P in living plants
P in soil organic
matter and
micro-organisms
Uptake Mineralisation
Breakdown of
organic remains
Return of residues
following consumption
by man and animals
The phosphorus cycle
Fertilisers
containing water
soluble phosphate
Insoluble
phosphate
fertilisers
Fixation Slow release
to labile pool