Elemental sulfur fertilizers and their use on crops and pastures |
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Authors: | C C Boswell D K Friesen |
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Affiliation: | (1) AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Private Bag, Mosgiel, New Zealand;(2) CIAT-Savannas Programme, Cali, Colombia |
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Abstract: | This paper reviews the use of elemental sulfur (S°) as a fertiliser and its efficacy in different pastoral and cropping situations.
The effect of S° particle size on rate of oxidation is critical to the effectiveness of S° fertilisers. Emphasis is therefore
centred on the issue of how particle size of S° affects the rate of oxidation in different environments and cropping systems,
and the size of S° in different S° fertiliser products.
Rate constants of S° oxidation offer the opportunity to generalise particle size relationships needed in S° fertilisers for
different crops in different environments, or alternatively, to calculate the agronomic effectiveness of different S° fertilisers
available on the market. Conversely they offer a technique to set specifications as to S° particle size requirements, which
together with dispersion rate specifications provide the basis for the design of S° fertilisers for specified crops and environments. |
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Keywords: | Bentonite cube root model elemental sulphur fertilizers rate of oxidation sulphur coated urea |
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