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Eight methods were evaluated for assessment of the likely soil S-supply to a crop and in particular to identify likely deficiencies in this supply. Of the methods, only sulphate production from incubated soil amended both with a S-containing amino acid and elemental S correlated with field response of grass yield to S-fertilizer applications. Tissue S-concentrations in plants grown for a short-term bioassay also correlated with field S-fertilizer response. Neither sulphate extracted by 3 different salt extractions, nor sulphate production from unamended incubated soil, nor soil arylsulphatase activity, correlated with field fertilizer response.
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Hoque, S., Heath, S.B. & Killham, K. Evaluation of methods to assess adequacy of potential soil S supply to crops. Plant Soil 101, 3–8 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02371023
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