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. 2020 Sep 28;10:15615. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72302-1

Table 1.

Quantity of P exported in the typical harvest of each crop considered in our estimates for legacy P in Brazilian soils.

Crop P offtake Unit References
Soybean 4.60 kg ton−1 grain Francisco et al.63
Maize 3.60 kg ton−1 grain Pauletti64; Broch & Ranno65; Corrêa et al.66
Sugarcane 0.13 kg ton−1 stalks Rossetto et al.67; Prado et al.62
Coffee 1.00 kg ton−1 grain Malavolta68
Cotton 4.00 kg ton−1 feather + core SLC Agricola SA (personal information)
Wheat 4.37 kg ton−1 grain Corrêa et al.66
Beans 4.00 kg ton−1 grain Pauletti64
Orange 0.22 kg ton−1 fruit Malavolta68
Rice 2.36 kg ton−1 grain Corrêa et al.66
Others General mean kg ton−1 product authors