Two experiments were conducted during two years for evaluation of the soil/pasture system response to phosphorus fertilizers with different solubilization rates (ordinary superphosphate, triple superphosphate, and termalphosphate), with and without liming. The various phosphorus sources did not affect forage yield when fertilization was made during two years. Association of fertilizers may be advantageous since termalphosphate promoted the best forage yield when phosphorus fertilization was suppressed in the second year while fertilization with superphosphates resulted in best forage yield in the first year. Liming favored forage yield allowing higher nutrient concentration and reduction of aluminum in the soil. Response to fertilization was better in the second year because the pasture was under recovery.
Cerrado soil; degradation; phosphorus; sources; termalphosphate
