Looming Scarcity of Phosphate Rock and Intensification of Soil Phosphorus Research
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Resumo: | In recent years, many researchers have claimed that world reserves of rock phosphate were getting depleted at an alarming rate, putting us on the path to scarcity of that essential resource within the next few decades. Others have claimed that such alarmist forecasts were frequent in the past and have always been proven unfounded, making it likely that the same will be true in the future. Both viewpoints are directly relevant to the level of funding devoted to research on the use of phosphate fertilizers. In this short essay, it is argued that information about future reserves of P or any other resource are impossible to predict, and therefore that the threat of a possible depletion of P reserves should not be used as a key motivation for an intensification of research on soil P. However, there are other, more compelling reasons, both geopolitical and environmental, to urgently step up our collective efforts to devise agricultural practices that make better use of P than is the case at the moment. |
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Looming Scarcity of Phosphate Rock and Intensification of Soil Phosphorus Researchphosphorus reservesphosphorus availabilitydepletion phosphorusfood securityIn recent years, many researchers have claimed that world reserves of rock phosphate were getting depleted at an alarming rate, putting us on the path to scarcity of that essential resource within the next few decades. Others have claimed that such alarmist forecasts were frequent in the past and have always been proven unfounded, making it likely that the same will be true in the future. Both viewpoints are directly relevant to the level of funding devoted to research on the use of phosphate fertilizers. In this short essay, it is argued that information about future reserves of P or any other resource are impossible to predict, and therefore that the threat of a possible depletion of P reserves should not be used as a key motivation for an intensification of research on soil P. However, there are other, more compelling reasons, both geopolitical and environmental, to urgently step up our collective efforts to devise agricultural practices that make better use of P than is the case at the moment.Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo2015-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832015000300637Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo v.39 n.3 2015reponame:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (SBCS)instacron:SBCS10.1590/01000683rbcs20140819info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBaveye,Philippe C.eng2015-07-31T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0100-06832015000300637Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0100-0683&lng=es&nrm=isohttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||sbcs@ufv.br1806-96570100-0683opendoar:2015-07-31T00:00Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (SBCS)false |
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Looming Scarcity of Phosphate Rock and Intensification of Soil Phosphorus Research |
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Looming Scarcity of Phosphate Rock and Intensification of Soil Phosphorus Research |
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Looming Scarcity of Phosphate Rock and Intensification of Soil Phosphorus Research Baveye,Philippe C. phosphorus reserves phosphorus availability depletion phosphorus food security |
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Looming Scarcity of Phosphate Rock and Intensification of Soil Phosphorus Research |
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Looming Scarcity of Phosphate Rock and Intensification of Soil Phosphorus Research |
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Looming Scarcity of Phosphate Rock and Intensification of Soil Phosphorus Research |
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Looming Scarcity of Phosphate Rock and Intensification of Soil Phosphorus Research |
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Looming Scarcity of Phosphate Rock and Intensification of Soil Phosphorus Research |
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Baveye,Philippe C. |
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Baveye,Philippe C. |
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Baveye,Philippe C. |
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phosphorus reserves phosphorus availability depletion phosphorus food security |
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phosphorus reserves phosphorus availability depletion phosphorus food security |
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In recent years, many researchers have claimed that world reserves of rock phosphate were getting depleted at an alarming rate, putting us on the path to scarcity of that essential resource within the next few decades. Others have claimed that such alarmist forecasts were frequent in the past and have always been proven unfounded, making it likely that the same will be true in the future. Both viewpoints are directly relevant to the level of funding devoted to research on the use of phosphate fertilizers. In this short essay, it is argued that information about future reserves of P or any other resource are impossible to predict, and therefore that the threat of a possible depletion of P reserves should not be used as a key motivation for an intensification of research on soil P. However, there are other, more compelling reasons, both geopolitical and environmental, to urgently step up our collective efforts to devise agricultural practices that make better use of P than is the case at the moment. |
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