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The Soil Sulphur Cycle

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Sulphur in Agroecosystems

Part of the book series: Nutrients in Ecosystems ((NECO,volume 2))

Abstract

Soil sulphur (S) exists in organic and inorganic forms. From a plant nutritional viewpoint inorganic sulphate is the most important, since it is the form assimilated by plant roots. However, sulphate that is the stable form of inorganic S in aerobic soils, forms only a small part of total-S in soils. Generally more than 95% of soil S is organic bonded, and several hundred kilograms of organic S is present in the upper horizons of most soils. Although not readily plant-available, the large organic S fraction may potentially be an important source for the supply of S to plants in deficiency situations. Table 1 displays an example for the close relation between S fractions and basic soil parameters and by means of partial correlation the predominant importance of the organic matter content.

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