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Sulfur availability minimizes nitrate leaching losses in vulnerable agricultural soils

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01904167.2024.2354171?scroll=top&needAccess=true
https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2024.2354171
 
Title Sulfur availability minimizes nitrate leaching losses in vulnerable agricultural soils
 
Creator Agyin-Birikorang, S
Boubakry, C
Kadyampakeni, D M
Adu-Gyamfi, R
Chambers, R A
Tindjina, I
Fuseni, A A
 
Subject Soil
Fertilizer Applications
 
Description Despite the critical need for nitrogen (N) in cropping systems, excessive N fertilizer application has severe environmental consequences. The synergistic interaction between sulfur (S) and N in plant nutrition could be exploited to increase N utilization, thereby maximizing N recovery and reducing losses. In a three-year study at six locations across three countries (USA, Ghana, and Mali), we evaluated the effect of S availability on N leaching losses from N fertilizer application using corn as the study crop. The study consisted of three S sources (micronized elemental sulfur [MES], untreated elemental sulfur [ES], and ammonium sulfate [AS]); five S application rates [(i) site-specific recommended S rate (SR), (ii) ¼ of the recommended S rate (25%_SR) (iii) ½ of the recommended S rate (50%_SR), (iv) ¾ of the recommended S rate (75%_SR); and (v) 1¼ of the recommended S rate (125%_SR)]; and a single N application rate (site-specific recommended N rate). Regardless of the S source, N recovery progressively increased with increasing S application rate. For the AS and MES sources, leachate nitrate concentration from the treatments with S application ≥ SR was statistically similar to that of the background concentrations, and the highest concentrations occurred with the treatment with no S application. Thus, for environmental stewardship, a critical look into S application in cropping systems is a necessity due to its synergistic interaction with N. In addition to improving productivity and enhancing efficient recovery of applied N fertilizers, S availability will minimize nitrate leaching commonly associated with application of N fertilizers.
 
Publisher Taylor & Francis
 
Date 2024-05-16
 
Type Article
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Identifier Agyin-Birikorang, S and Boubakry, C and Kadyampakeni, D M and Adu-Gyamfi, R and Chambers, R A and Tindjina, I and Fuseni, A A (2024) Sulfur availability minimizes nitrate leaching losses in vulnerable agricultural soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 47 (15). pp. 2389-2405. ISSN 0190-4167