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Sulfur is not one of the most absorbed macronutrients by crops, although being key to ensure efficiency of nitrogen nutrition and crop yield. Knowledge of S in the plant is fundamental for understanding plant nutrition as many nutrients are involved in S metabolism. In this chapter, we discuss initially (i) basic aspects of S in the soil; (ii) S uptake, transport, and redistribution; (iii) S metabolism (reduction and assimilation); (iv) nutritional requirements for S in crops; (v) S extraction, export, and accumulation by the main crops; and (vi) S deficiency and toxicity symptoms.
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de Mello Prado, R. (2021). Sulfur. In: Mineral nutrition of tropical plants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71262-4_5
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