Some factors, such as atmospheric sulphur deposition by rain, may mask the crops response to fertilizers containing sulphur. This experiment was carried out to study (a) crop yields response to sulphur, and (b) sulphur deposition by rain. An experiment was installed in 2002 Winter, and cultivated to three crops sequences until December 2003, with sulfate rate of 0, 15, 30, and 60kg ha-1 for the first crop, 1/3 rates for the second crop and nil on the third. From May 2004 to October 2005, it was cultivated two new cultures in each crops system (black oat / bean / wheat and black oat / soybean / colza). The same sulfate rates applied in 2002 were again applied to second and third crops. The atmospheric sulphur deposition was evaluated by sampling all rain events from September 2004 to November 2005. Only bean responded to sulfate application. No response observed to other crop yields may be attributed to the sulphur atmospheric deposition and organic matter mineralization. The sulphur atmospheric deposition was 3.2kg ha-1 year-1 which is equivalent to almost 10kg ha-1 year-1 of sulfate.
sulfate; sulfur supply; percolation
