Importance of Sulfur in crops

Importance of Sulfur in crops
  • Sulfur helps increase 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.

  • The use of sulfur in pulses helps make more root nodes of the plants so that nitrogen fixation from the atmosphere by Rhizobium bacteria presents the roots of plants.

  • 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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