Effect on Chemical and Physical Properties of Soil Each Peat Moss, Elemental Sulfur, and Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria
| Autor: | Kyung-Min Kim, Su-Noh Ryu, Mohammad Ubaidillah, Eun-Gyeong Kim, Soyoung Lee, Won Moon, Gyu Hwan Park, Young-Hyun Ryu, Jae-Ryoung Park |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
inorganic chemicals
Peat chemistry.chemical_element Plant Science Sphagnum Article chemistry.chemical_compound Soil pH Organic matter acidic soil Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics blueberry chemistry.chemical_classification Ecology biology pH physicochemical property Botany organic matter content Sulfuric acid biology.organism_classification Sulfur Moss chemistry Environmental chemistry QK1-989 Bacteria |
| Zdroj: | Plants, Vol 10, Iss 1901, p 1901 (2021) Plants Volume 10 Issue 9 |
| ISSN: | 2223-7747 |
| Popis: | Peat moss is an organic substance corroded by sphagnum moss and has a pH of 3.0–4.0. Elemental sulfur is sulfated and oxidized by the action of bacteria to become sulfuric acid. These biological factors can alter the soil environment. Blueberries require soil with a pH of 4.5–5.2 and high organic matter content. In this experiment, we investigated whether different treatment rates of peat moss, elemental sulfur, and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria affect changes in soil pH, physicochemical properties, and electrical conductivity. We detected strong changes in soil pH as a reaction to the supply of peat moss, elemental sulfur, and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria. The pH of the soil when peat moss and elemental sulfur each were supplied was reduced. In addition, the pH decreased faster when elemental sulfur and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria were supplied together than elemental sulfur alone, satisfying an acidic soil environment suitable for blueberry cultivation. In this experiment, it is shown that peat moss, elemental sulfur, and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria are suitable for lowering soil pH. It was demonstrated that when elemental sulfur and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria were treated together, the pH decreased faster than when treated with peat moss. It could be economically beneficial to farmers to use elemental sulfur and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, which are cheaper than peat moss, to reduce the pH of the soil. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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