TY  - JOUR
AU  - Valle, Stella F.
AU  - Giroto, Amanda S.
AU  - Guimarães, Gelton G. F.
AU  - Nagel, Kerstin A.
AU  - Galinski, Anna
AU  - Cohnen, Jens
AU  - Jablonowski, Nicolai D.
AU  - Ribeiro, Caue
TI  - Co-fertilization of Sulfur and Struvite-Phosphorus in a Slow-Release Fertilizer Improves Soybean Cultivation
JO  - Frontiers in plant science
VL  - 13
SN  - 1664-462X
CY  - Lausanne
PB  - Frontiers Media
M1  - FZJ-2022-02219
SP  - 861574
PY  - 2022
AB  - In face of the alarming world population growth predictions and its threat to food security, the development of sustainable fertilizer alternatives is urgent. Moreover, fertilizer performance should be assessed not only in terms of yield but also in root system development, as it impacts soil fertility and crop productivity. Fertilizers containing a polysulfide matrix (PS) with dispersed struvite (St) were studied for S and P nutrition due to their controlled-release behavior. Soybean cultivation in a closed system with St/PS composites provided superior biomass compared to a reference of triple superphosphate (TSP) with ammonium sulfate (AS), with up to 3 and 10 times higher mass of shoots and roots, respectively. Root system architectural changes may explain these results, with a higher proliferation of second order lateral roots in response to struvite ongoing P delivery. The total root length was between 1,942 and 4,291 cm for plants under St/PS composites and only 982 cm with TSP/AS. While phosphorus uptake efficiency was similar in all fertilized treatments (11–14%), St/PS achieved a 22% sulfur uptake efficiency against only 8% from TSP/AS. Overall, the composites showed great potential as efficient slow-release fertilizers for enhanced soybean productivity.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - 35620702
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000803978100001
DO  - DOI:10.3389/fpls.2022.861574
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/907796
ER  -