| Author(s) |
Matamwa, Watson
Guppy, Christopher
Blair, Graeme
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| Publication Date |
2018
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| Abstract |
This study was undertaken to study the impact of adding <75 μm elemental sulfur (ES) on P availability from a range of <250 μm ground rock phosphates (RP) namely; Minjingu (Mi) from Tanzania, Khouribga from Morocco (Mo) and Duchess (D) from Australia. Italian ryegrass ('Lolium multiflorum', Thumpa tetraploid) grown in a glasshouse was used as the test crop and tops were harvested 5 times over 27 weeks. Co-granulating RP and 10.7% ES yielded 30-70% more ryegrass tops than RP alone, with the greatest effect with Mi. Fertilizer P recovery in the tops from the RP was 5.2% with D and 6.5% and 7.8% from Mi and Mo, respectively. ES addition increased this by 51% from Mo, 98% from D and 194% from Mi. Co-granulation of RP with ES has been shown to be an effective means of releasing plant available P to crops from RP with minimal fertilizer processing.
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| Citation |
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 49(4), p. 426-432
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| ISSN |
0010-3624
1532-2416
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| Language |
en
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| Publisher |
Taylor & Francis Inc
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| Title |
In Situ Acidulation of Rock Phosphate
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| Type of document |
Journal Article
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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