Vertical Distribution of Different Forms of Soil Sulphur in Some Soils of North-eastern Region of Haryana, India

Koustav Mondal

Abstract


As plant available sulphur is highly influenced by other forms of soil sulphur, in agricultural point of view, vertical distribution of different forms of sulphur has a great significance. Eight soil profiles with samples at depths of  0-15, 15-30, 30-60, and 60-90 cm, were collected to study the vertical distribution of different forms of sulphur from each of Ambala, Yamunanagar and Panchkula districts in the north-eastern region of Haryana. The distribution of  available, organic, non-sulphate inorganic and total sulphur content varied from 1.9 to 35 mg kg-1, 31.3 to 74.5 mg kg-1, 43.5 to 92.5 mg kg-1 and 179.4 to 186.3 mg kg-1, respectively. Nearly all forms of soil sulphur followed a general trend of accumulation in the surface soil layer and decrease with the increase of soil depth. All forms of soil sulphur were positively and significantly correlated with organic carbon content of the soil whereas negatively correlated with soil reaction.

Keywords


Available Sulphur; Organic Sulphur; Sulphur Forms; Total Sulphur

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