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Chemigation with Micronized Sulfur Rapidly Reduces Soil pH in a New Planting of...
Almutairi, Khalid; Machado, Rui; Bryla, David; Strik, BernadineNorthern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) is adapted to acidic soil conditions and often grows poorly when soil pH is greater than 5.5. When soil pH is high, growers will usually mix prilled elemental sulfur (So) into the soil before planting (converted to sulfuric acid by soil bacteria) and, if needed, inject acid into the irrigation water after planting. These practices are effective but often exp...
Fertigation with micronized Sulfur rapidly reduces soil pH
Almutairi, Khalid; Bryla, David; Machado, RuiBlueberry is adapted to low soil pH in the range of 4-5.5. At higher pH, soil is often modified with elemental sulfur (S) prior to planting. A 2-year study was conducted to determine the potential of applying micronized wettable S by fertigation through the drip system to reduce soil pH in highbush blueberry. The field was planted in October 2010. The S was mixed with water and injected weekly for 2 months prio...