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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | Sour soil and acid soil |
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| Section: | Questions and answers
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 5, No. 5, May 1925, p. 116. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "In a circular from a fertilizer dealer is this statement: "When nitrogen is absorbed by plant life the other elements-hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur-combine with lime in the earth to form calcium sulfate. This is a neutral product that has practically no effect either on the soil or plant life. Sour soil will not permit this chemical reaction and therefore will not respond to the application of ammonium sulfate. Land lime should be applied to sour soil, after which sulfate may be used to good advantage. My understanding is that sour soil is soil that shows an acid condition, and from the BULLETIN I learn that acid soil is the most favorable for the growing of grasses, and that certainly lime should not be added. I would be glad to have an explanation of these apparently conflicting ideas." |
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| Source of Question: | Wisconsin |
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| Answer/Response: | "There are a good many misstatements in the paragraph you quote but there is only one which needs any clarification in the point you bring up. In the first place let us state that the term "sour soil" is used in two distinct senses: (1) that now generally used by soil scientists, which makes the term identical with soil acidity, and (2) that probably more commonly used descriptive of the condition of poorly drained soil. "Acid soil" is desirable for many plants, including many grasses. In fact, there are many plants which will grow only in "acid" soil and will disappear if lime or any other alkali is added. Furthermore, there are plenty of plants which will grow in soggy or "sour" soil, although such soil is decidedly bad for bent grass, as well as for most grasses and plants. To attempt to make a general statement apply to all kinds of plants as apparently is the attempt in the paragraph you quote, is entirely misleading. Neither ammonium sulfate nor any other fertilizer can be used to advantage on a waterlogged soil in connection with the growing of any of the common turf grasses, and the only remedy is improved drainage." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Acidic soils; Ammonium sulfate; Fertilizer recommendations; Liming; Soil improvement; Soil management; Soil pH; Soil types
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 1925. Sour soil and acid soil. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 5(5):p. 116. |
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