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Influence of sulphur and multi-component fertilizer application on the content of Cu, Zn and Mn in different types of soil under maize
Barbara Murawska; Ewa Spychaj-Fabisiak; Wojciech Kozera; Tomasz Knapowski; Szymon Rózanski; Beata Rutkowska; Wieslaw Szulc
Original research article
Field experiment
Corn
Copper
Manganese
Zinc
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year
2017
Country
Poland
Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the influence of the soil type and differential sulphur rates used with or without Basfoliar 36 Extra on the soil pH as well as the amount of available forms of copper, zinc and manganese based on the micro plots field experiment. Moreover, the relationship between the studied microelements was examined. The experiment was performed in two-factor design; the first-order factor was the soil type (Typic Hapludolls, Typic Hapludalfs, Typic Haplorthods, Typic Endoaquolls), while the second-order factor - fertilization with sulphur and compound fertilizer - Basfoliar 36 Extra. The plant tested was Rota cultivar maize. The use of sulphur and sulphur combined with Basfoliar 36 Extra changed the classification of the soils in terms of their pH. In the soils under study, as a result of the 10-years application of sulphur and/or foliar fertiliser with NPK fertilization as well as growing maize in monoculture showing a high uptake of macro-and micro-nutrients, there was reported a clear decrease in the content of zinc, copper and manganese, as compared with the initial content. With that in mind, one shall assume that growing maize in a 10-year monoculture is connected with an intensive use of soils, which can result in a clear deficit of the elements studied in soil.

Keywords

sulphur; Basfoliar 36 Extra; copper; zinc; manganese; maize; soil pH; available micronutrients; monoculture

Outcomes reported
Soil properties
Soil properties
Synthesis
Key insight
Across four Polish micro-plot soils, long-term sulphur with or without Basfoliar 36 Extra altered soil pH and was associated with lower available soil Cu, Zn, and Mn under maize monoculture.
Limitations
The study focused on long-term soil chemistry in maize micro-plots and did not report maize yield responses.
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