Sulfur Use in Canola in 2014 by Lisa Castleman Senior Land Services Officer (Cropping) Wagga Wagga.

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Sulfur Use in Canola in 2014 by Lisa Castleman Senior Land Services Officer (Cropping) Wagga Wagga

Overview Canola has long been regarded as having a high nutritional requirement for Sulfur. Canola-growers have regularly applied Sulfur though broadcast gypsum at rates of kg/ha or single superphosphate, sulphate of ammonia or select starter fertilisers with higher S levels. ‘White flower/pale flower and low yielding crops’ observed in 1989/1990 in southern and central NSW. Historical Sulfur x Nitrogen responses from a group of trials in NSW in 1992 where the most common canola yield response was to 20 kg/ha S and 80 kg/ha N.

Fertiliser supplies of Sulfur (S) FertiliserSulfur (%) Gypsum (natural) or Phosphogypsum 10-17% (depends on grade and purity) Single Superphosphate11 Granulated ammonium sulfate (Gran-am) 24 Ammonium phosphate sulfate (e.g. Granulock 15) 10.5 MAP1.5 DAP1.6

Testing for Sulfur in the soil 2 Tests: S (monocalcium phosphate or MCP) or S (KCL-40) Low levels < 5 mg/kg or 5 ppm per 10cm depth –ppm=mg/kg Soil concentration (mg/kg) x bulk density x sample depth (cm)/10 = Nutrient (kg/ha) Historical Sulfur trials recorded levels for 0-10 or 0-15cm only Sulfur is a soluble anion, a topsoil test doesn’t tell you anything about the distribution of the nutrient. In late 80’s and 90’s - MCP test widely used, regarded as being a poor indicator of plant-available levels. KCL-40 main test used now, an estimate of Sulfur level now plus a proportion of what can mineralise, but still underestimates: only shows 6-10% increase above the MCP test. Neither test gives confidence to advisors about the potential of soil to mineralise Sulfur to the plant available sulfate form.

BFDC Interrogator BFDC is the Making Better Fertiliser Decisions for Cropping Systems in Australia Project run by NSW DPI, funded by GRDC and supported by FIFA. No Sulfur Trials in Canola from SA, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland recorded in the database. Only Sulfur Response Trials for Canola have been conducted in NSW and WA. Canola responses to Sulfur from 1992 demos were recorded at very low soil levels, close to zero and commonly around 5 ppm. Some calibration work on Sulfur now being done in Northern NSW, Queensland and WA.

Sulfur Deficiency If you want to use soil tests to assist in decision-making then establish a sulphate profile (0-60cm or 0-100cm) for the root- zone rather than rely on a 0-10cm test as the topsoil depth of soil may look deficient but S levels in the profile could be adequate below. Similarity with Magnesium, there may be a bulge further down the profile. Is the Sulfur sitting above or below a 30cm depth? Depends on the soil type, if a duplex soil type like a chromosol and how free-draining they are. Two amino acids - Cystine and Methionine have a Sulfur bond, may not form as you boost the nitrogen level and the plant’s requirements for Sulfur increases. So yield potential can be restricted by Sulfur. This explains the N induced Sulfur deficiency experienced in the late 80’s and early 90’s where soil Sulfur levels were extremely low, as low as 5ppm.

Sulfur Supply and Demand Wetter years can bring ideal conditions for mineralisation of S, or be responsible for leaching events. Floodwaters can bring Sulfur in to paddocks. Now the estimate for the requirement for Sulfur is 2.5 kg Sulfur per tonne of grain (0.25%) but this estimate needs to be refined with some well replicated trials to back it up. Compare average removal rates between seasons, 2.5 kg for a 1 t/Ha Canola crop in a dry year versus 6 kg for a 2.4 t/Ha Canola crop in a good season. There should be a good residual value from all previous applications whether gypsum, Gran-am, single super or many applications of MAP and DAP from previous crops.

What Sulfur deficiency looks like

Background for growing Canola Has usually been a Liming program on-farm if soils are acidic May have been a Gypsum program for amelioration of sodic soils with high exchangeable sodium (Na+) Traditionally higher Fertility, higher organic matter paddocks but now rotated in most paddocks. Dr Mark Conyers (NSW DPI, Wagga Wagga) uses Organic Nitrogen not Organic Matter -either the Kjeldahl N or Leco N tests (same answer) to estimate the potential for mineralisation in a soil but a difficult task for forecasting as dependent on temperature and soil moisture conditions which can’t be predicted in advance. If single super was applied in a recent pasture phase or Gran- am used earlier in the rotation on canola then little need to provide additional Sulfur in this season’s canola crop.

Longevity of Gypsum Applications RotationGypsum Sulfur (at 10-15% S) Canola Yield (t/Ha) Estimate of Sulfur used by a canola crop No. of Canola Crops a single Gypsum application can last for C/W 300 kg/ha30-45 kg/ha S kg S/Ha 3-9 Crops, canola every 2 nd year to last 6-18 years C/W/W 300 kg/ha30-45 kg/ha S kg S/Ha 3-9 Crops, canola every 3 rd year to last 9-27 years C/W/W/B 300 kg/ha30-45 kg/ha S kg S/Ha 3-9 Crops, canola every 4 th year to last years

Conclusion on Sulfur Inputs for Canola Without ignoring the requirement for Sulfur we can save on present rates and timings of Sulfur fertilisers, thereby saving on cropping costs. Know what Sulfur Deficiency symptoms look like - cupping of leaves, purpling/reddening of leaves or paler to white flowers, poor pod-set. Some of these symptoms may be confused with other diagnoses so get an agronomist’s opinion. Nutrient budget for Sulfur-requirement for S by canola is only moderate - about 2.5 – 3.0 kg/tonne of grain not 10 kg sulphate-S per tonne of grain which would be considered high. Record history of Gypsum and Gran-am applications in paddocks as one application can last a number of canola crops (3 or more) before soil levels of S drop back down. See the Longevity Table on the previous slide. Higher organic matter soils that don’t leach easily are going to have the greatest capacity to store what we provide and to mineralise their own Sulfur. We shouldn’t guess. It should be an educated estimate. For high cost crops, start using nutrient budgets.