To ascertain phosphate status of vegetable soils in the suburbs of Changsha, the mixed soils of plough layer and profile soils were studied by investigation and analysis.The results are as follows,1) The contents of total P and available P in vegetable soils were much higher than the agricultural sails and natural soils.Total P varied from 0.78 to 2.72 g/kg and its average was 1.72 g/kg.The available P varied from 12.82 to 286.7 mg/kg and its average was 156.7 mg/kg.2) The main phosphate fraction was inorganic P in vegetable soils, and up to 74...