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Improving organic C and N in a sulphur-deficient soil with S fertilization

dc.contributor.authorMalhi, S.S.
dc.contributor.authorLeach, D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-24T01:52:02Z
dc.date.available2018-07-24T01:52:02Z
dc.date.issued2012-03-13
dc.description.abstractA field experiment was conducted over nine years (1999 to 2007 growing seasons) in northeastern Saskatchewan on a S-deficient Gray Luvisol (Typic Haplocryalf) soil to determine the relative effectiveness of N alone versus combined annual application of N (120 kg N ha-1) and S (15 kg S ha-1) fertilizers to wheat-canola rotation on storage of total organic C [TOC and N (TON), and light fraction organic C (LFOC) and N (LFON)] in soil. Compared to N alone, annual applications of S fertilizer in spring in a combination with N resulted in an increase of TOC (by 2.18 Mg C ha-1), TON (by 0.138 Mg N ha-1), LFOC (by 1018 kg C ha-1) and LFON (by 42 kg N ha-1) mass in soil. The relative increases in organic C or N due to S fertilizer application were much higher for light organic fractions (36.9% for LFOC and 27.5% for LFON) than for total organic fractions (9.2% for TOC and 7.3% for TON). The findings suggest the importance of balanced/combined application of N and S fertilizers to crops in storing more organic C and N in S-deficient soil, but further research is needed on a number of S-deficient sites.en_US
dc.description.versionNon-Peer Reviewed
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10388/9082
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSoils and Crops Workshop
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.titleImproving organic C and N in a sulphur-deficient soil with S fertilizationen_US
dc.typePoster Presentationen_US

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