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The control of manganese deficiency in soils: I. The effects of sulphur and thiosulphates on crops growing on manganese-deficient soils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. H. Quastel ,
E. J. Hewitt  and
D. J. D. Nicholas
J. H. Quastel
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council, Unit of Soil Metabolism, University College, Cardiff
E. J. Hewitt
Affiliation:
Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol
D. J. D. Nicholas
Affiliation:
Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol
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Summary

1. Pot and field experiments were made to compare the effects of thiosulphates and sulphur on the incidence of manganese deficiency in oat, beet and pea grown in two manganese-deficient soils.

2. The addition of sodium or calcium thiosulphate to oat plants growing in a manganese-deficient fen soil in boxes markedly reduced symptoms of ‘grey speck’ and increased the soluble manganese content in the leaf tissues, but the effect was transient.

3. The growth of beet in this soil in clay pots was improved by the addition of thiosulphates, and also by painting the exterior of the pots with bitumen paint or by covering the surface of the soil with a thin layer of sand. The thiosulphate treatments increased the manganese uptake by the plants and reduced the symptoms of manganese deficiency, particularly when applied to pots painted with bitumen paint.

4. Field experiments with an old garden soil deficient in manganese showed that thiosulphate treatments increased the manganese uptake of beet. Placement treatments were more effective than broadcast treatments and greatly improved the growth of beet and reduced or eliminated manganese-deficiency symptoms, without producing any change in soil pH.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 38 , Issue 3 , July 1948 , pp. 315 - 322
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1948

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