A review on the oxidation of granular fertilisers containing elemental sulphur with or without ammonium sulphate in soils


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Guertal B., . and Chien S. H., . and Gearhart M. M., . A review on the oxidation of granular fertilisers containing elemental sulphur with or without ammonium sulphate in soils. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1394-7990

Abstract

Sulphur (S) is an essential plant nutrient. S deficiency slows down the formation of all amino acids which are required for optimal plant growth and final maximum crop yield. Recent research has shown that many agricultural soils worldwide are increasingly suffering (S) nutrient deficiency for crop production. Various types of granular fertilisers containing elemental sulphur (ES) with or without ammonium sulphate (AS) have been commercialised. Since plants cannot absorb ES directly ES oxidation to SO4 -S by soil microbes must occur to enable ES to provide plants available S. In this paper the results of several literature reports from laboratory soil incubation studies with granular (ESAS) products were extracted and reviewed critically. Granulation of micronised ES particles result in a locality effect on dispersion of ES particles after granule disintegration limiting contact between ES surface and ES oxidising microbes in the soil. It is concluded that ES oxidation of these granular S fertilisers often is too slow or inadequate to provide initial available SO4 -S. Therefore granular ES products are generally inferior to SO4 -S fertilisers for agronomic effectiveness.


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Abstract

Sulphur (S) is an essential plant nutrient. S deficiency slows down the formation of all amino acids which are required for optimal plant growth and final maximum crop yield. Recent research has shown that many agricultural soils worldwide are increasingly suffering (S) nutrient deficiency for crop production. Various types of granular fertilisers containing elemental sulphur (ES) with or without ammonium sulphate (AS) have been commercialised. Since plants cannot absorb ES directly ES oxidation to SO4 -S by soil microbes must occur to enable ES to provide plants available S. In this paper the results of several literature reports from laboratory soil incubation studies with granular (ESAS) products were extracted and reviewed critically. Granulation of micronised ES particles result in a locality effect on dispersion of ES particles after granule disintegration limiting contact between ES surface and ES oxidising microbes in the soil. It is concluded that ES oxidation of these granular S fertilisers often is too slow or inadequate to provide initial available SO4 -S. Therefore granular ES products are generally inferior to SO4 -S fertilisers for agronomic effectiveness.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Fertilizers
AGROVOC Term: Granules
AGROVOC Term: Sulphur
AGROVOC Term: Oxidation
AGROVOC Term: Ammonium sulphate
AGROVOC Term: Amino acids
AGROVOC Term: Nutrients
AGROVOC Term: Sulfur fertilizers
AGROVOC Term: Crop production
AGROVOC Term: Agronomy
Depositing User: Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 00:53
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7749

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