Assessing Soil Sulfur (S) Fractions as Indicators of Long-Term Fertilization Residual Effects

Sulfur (S) fertilization can alter the distribution of soil S fractions with varying degrees of bioavailability. However, long-term studies on the accumulation of these fractions and their relationship with plant availability are limited. This study aimed to: (i) quantify changes in soil S fractions...

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Autores principales: Biassoni, María Micaela, Vivas, Hugo, Carreira, Daniel Antonio, Gutierrez Boem, Flavio Hernán, Salvagiotti, Fernando
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23542
https://bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejss.70175
https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.70175
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author Biassoni, María Micaela
Vivas, Hugo
Carreira, Daniel Antonio
Gutierrez Boem, Flavio Hernán
Salvagiotti, Fernando
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Carreira, Daniel Antonio
Gutierrez Boem, Flavio Hernán
Salvagiotti, Fernando
Vivas, Hugo
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Vivas, Hugo
Carreira, Daniel Antonio
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Salvagiotti, Fernando
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description Sulfur (S) fertilization can alter the distribution of soil S fractions with varying degrees of bioavailability. However, long-term studies on the accumulation of these fractions and their relationship with plant availability are limited. This study aimed to: (i) quantify changes in soil S fractions using both physical and chemical fractionation methods, and (ii) assess their relationship with S bioavailability, as indicated by uptake in a test crop, after 10 years of continuous phosphorus (P) and S fertilization. The experiment consisted of a factorial combination of three P rates (0, 20, and 40 kg P ha−1) and four S rates (0, 12, 24, and 36 kg S ha−1) applied to cereals from 2000 to 2010, within a crop sequence of maize—full season soybean—double-cropped wheat/soybean. In 2010, a maize crop was sown as a test crop, and S uptake was considered indicative of bioavailable S. Soil samples were collected before sowing the test crop in 2010, and S fractions were separated physically as S in particulate organic matter (S-POM) via wet sieving, and chemically into inorganic S (Sin), ester sulfate (SOC; organic S not directly bound to C), and C-bonded organic S (SC). After 10 years of fertilization, S-POM, Sin, and SOC increased by 60%, 300%, and 83%, respectively, corresponding to increases of 4.6, 2.8, and 24.8 mg kg−1 per 100 kg of cumulative applied S. S uptake by the test crop was positively associated with Sin and SOC, with uptake increases of 1.7 and 0.18 kg S ha−1 for each 1 mg kg−1 increase in these fractions, respectively. These results suggest that the Sin and SOC fractions explained the residual effects of 10 years of S fertilization in a Typic Argiudoll of the Pampas region, and may serve as reliable soil indicators for assessing long-term S fertility.
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spelling INTA235422025-08-25T13:20:50Z Assessing Soil Sulfur (S) Fractions as Indicators of Long-Term Fertilization Residual Effects Biassoni, María Micaela Vivas, Hugo Carreira, Daniel Antonio Gutierrez Boem, Flavio Hernán Salvagiotti, Fernando Suelo Azufre Aplicación de Abonos Biodisponibilidad Sulfatos Soil Sulfur Fertilizer Application Bioavailability Sulphates Residualidad de Azufre Fertilización Sulfur Residuality Sulfur (S) fertilization can alter the distribution of soil S fractions with varying degrees of bioavailability. However, long-term studies on the accumulation of these fractions and their relationship with plant availability are limited. This study aimed to: (i) quantify changes in soil S fractions using both physical and chemical fractionation methods, and (ii) assess their relationship with S bioavailability, as indicated by uptake in a test crop, after 10 years of continuous phosphorus (P) and S fertilization. The experiment consisted of a factorial combination of three P rates (0, 20, and 40 kg P ha−1) and four S rates (0, 12, 24, and 36 kg S ha−1) applied to cereals from 2000 to 2010, within a crop sequence of maize—full season soybean—double-cropped wheat/soybean. In 2010, a maize crop was sown as a test crop, and S uptake was considered indicative of bioavailable S. Soil samples were collected before sowing the test crop in 2010, and S fractions were separated physically as S in particulate organic matter (S-POM) via wet sieving, and chemically into inorganic S (Sin), ester sulfate (SOC; organic S not directly bound to C), and C-bonded organic S (SC). After 10 years of fertilization, S-POM, Sin, and SOC increased by 60%, 300%, and 83%, respectively, corresponding to increases of 4.6, 2.8, and 24.8 mg kg−1 per 100 kg of cumulative applied S. S uptake by the test crop was positively associated with Sin and SOC, with uptake increases of 1.7 and 0.18 kg S ha−1 for each 1 mg kg−1 increase in these fractions, respectively. These results suggest that the Sin and SOC fractions explained the residual effects of 10 years of S fertilization in a Typic Argiudoll of the Pampas region, and may serve as reliable soil indicators for assessing long-term S fertility. EEA Oliveros Fil: Biassoni, María Micaela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros; Argentina Fil: Biassoni, María Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Biassoni, María Micaela. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Cátedra de Edafología; Argentina Fil: Vivas, H. Actividad privada; Argentina Fil: Carreira, Daniel Antonio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Suelos; Argentina Fil: Gutiérrez Boem, Flavio Hernán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Gutiérrez Boem, Flavio Hernán. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Fertilidad y Fertilizantes; Argentina. Fil: Salvagiotti, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros; Argentina Fil: Salvagiotti, Fernando. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2025-08-25T13:18:32Z 2025-08-25T13:18:32Z 2025-08 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23542 https://bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejss.70175 1351-0754 1365-2389 https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.70175 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/PNCYO-1127033/AR./Manejo nutricional de cereales y oleaginosas para la intensificación sustentable de los sistemas productivos info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PE-L01-I011, Intensificación sostenible de la producción ganadera pampeana info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Wiley European Journal of Soil Science 76 (4) : e70175. (July–August 2025)
spellingShingle Suelo
Azufre
Aplicación de Abonos
Biodisponibilidad
Sulfatos
Soil
Sulfur
Fertilizer Application
Bioavailability
Sulphates
Residualidad de Azufre
Fertilización
Sulfur Residuality
Biassoni, María Micaela
Vivas, Hugo
Carreira, Daniel Antonio
Gutierrez Boem, Flavio Hernán
Salvagiotti, Fernando
Assessing Soil Sulfur (S) Fractions as Indicators of Long-Term Fertilization Residual Effects
title Assessing Soil Sulfur (S) Fractions as Indicators of Long-Term Fertilization Residual Effects
title_full Assessing Soil Sulfur (S) Fractions as Indicators of Long-Term Fertilization Residual Effects
title_fullStr Assessing Soil Sulfur (S) Fractions as Indicators of Long-Term Fertilization Residual Effects
title_full_unstemmed Assessing Soil Sulfur (S) Fractions as Indicators of Long-Term Fertilization Residual Effects
title_short Assessing Soil Sulfur (S) Fractions as Indicators of Long-Term Fertilization Residual Effects
title_sort assessing soil sulfur s fractions as indicators of long term fertilization residual effects
topic Suelo
Azufre
Aplicación de Abonos
Biodisponibilidad
Sulfatos
Soil
Sulfur
Fertilizer Application
Bioavailability
Sulphates
Residualidad de Azufre
Fertilización
Sulfur Residuality
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23542
https://bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejss.70175
https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.70175
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