Sulphonates are often the major form of sulphur in soils where sulphate usually represents less than 5% of the total sulphur. The use of sulphonates as a S source is limited to a functional bacterial guild. However, fungi ...

Sulfonates are major soil sulfur components that can be desulfurized by certain soil-borne bacteria as a sulfur source, but application of sulfate through fertilization could affect this natural sulfur mobilizing process. ...