Importance of Sulfur in crops

  • Sulfur is helpful in increasing the percentage of protein in crops, as well as sulfur contributes to the production of chlorophyll, which causes the leaf to remain green and produce food for plants.

  • Sulfur increases the efficiency and availability of nitrogen.

  • In pulse crops, using sulfur, is helpful in making more nodules in the roots of the plants, due to which the bacteria called Rhizobium present in the roots of the plants, take the nitrogen present in the atmosphere, and make it available to the crops. 

  • Enhances the quality of tobacco, vegetables and fodder crops.

  • The important use of sulfur is to increase the amount of protein and oil in oilseeds. 

  • Sulfur increases the amount of starch in potatoes.

  • Sulfur is called soil reformer because it lowers the pH of the soil.

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