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Preliminary evaluation of H2SO4 application methods to soils

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The effects of sulfuric acid application to soils and water on growth and chemical composition of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) were compared in a greenhouse experiment using high sodium bicarbonate irrigation water. Significant increases in dry matter yield and plant uptake of P en Fe were produced only by soil treatment of calcareous soils.

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  1. Department of Soils, Water and Engineering, The University of Arizona, 85721, Tucson, Arizona

    J. Ryan, S. Miyamoto & J. L. Stroehlein

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Contribution from the Department of Soils, Water and Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, as Technical Paper No. 2320. This work was supported by the Arizona Mining Association.

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Ryan, J., Miyamoto, S. & Stroehlein, J.L. Preliminary evaluation of H2SO4 application methods to soils. Plant Soil 46, 629–632 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00015921

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