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Modeling the uptake of sulfur by crops on two alluvial soils of Louisiana: Soybeans

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Pages 1491-1505 | Published online: 11 Nov 2008
 

Abstract

The Cushman and Barber mechanistic model3 was used to help elucidate the mechanisms that govern the uptake of sulfur (S) by plants. Sulfur uptake predicted by the model was compared to measured S uptake by ‘Centenial’ soybean (Glycine max [L] Men.) grown on Gallion very fine sandy loam (Typic Hapludalf) and Mhoon silty clay loam (Typic Fluvaquent) under glasshouse conditions. Predicted S uptake was significantly correlated with observed uptake r 2 =0.92. However, the model overpredicted S uptake by a factor of 14. Better agreement between observed and predicted S uptake values could be achieved by decreasing the maximum influx rate (/ max ) obtained from solution culture experiments, which may not be valid for soil studies. The assumption made by the model that / max for roots growing in soils is the same for all root surfaces and does not change regardless of plant age may not be appropriate. If the current model and assumptions are otherwise valid, an / max appropriate for soils was fit directly to the uptake data or estimated by the method of Warncke and Barber. In this case predicted vs observed S uptake had a slope of 1.01 and r2 =0.80.

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Contribution from State Project 1836. Approved for publication by the Director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station as manuscript no 94–09–8318.

Former Graduate Assistant and Associate Professor, respectively. Agronomy Department, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Second Author is currently Research Soil Chemist, Intermountain Research Station, USDA‐FS, Logan, UT, 84321.

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