In recent years, sulfur (5) deficiency has been defined as a limiting factor for plant production in many regions of the world. It has been determined that there is a decrease in the amount and quality of the product in sulfur deficiency.
It has been reported in recent studies that sulfur plays an important role in plants, as the basic building block of amino acids such as system and methionine, on product quality, as well as in biological processes related to heavy metal toxicity and salinity tolerance.
Sulfur is found in the soil in organic form in the form of sulphate (SO4 -2), which is bound to carbon and as sulphate esters, which plants can use directly. Although organic S compounds are not suitable for immediate use by the plant, they have potential to provide S to the plant through mineralization. SO2 in the atmosphere is a source of S that plants can meet their needs. However, although the emission of SO2 to the atmosphere has increased in recent years, since adequate S fertilizer application has not been made, losses are experienced in agricultural production due to S deficiency.
In order to obtain a good product quality and high yield, S fertilization should be done in the appropriate amount and form for the plant's needs.
The earth's crust contains approximately 0.06% sulfur(S). The total sulfur content of the soils of the temperate regions varies between 0.005-0.04%. The total S content of agricultural soils in rainy regions varies between 0.01-0.15%.
In soils, sulfur exists in a cycle similar to nitrogen. The cycle is in constant interaction with the atmosphere. There is a continuous exchange of sulfur between the soil and the atmosphere. Sulfur enters the soil from chemical fertilizers, barn manure, plant and animal waste, soil conditioners, pesticides and precipitation. The loss of sulfur from the soil is through erosion, leaching, use by plants, and gaseous loss (H2S).
Sulfur mixed with the soil in various ways is transformed by a series of reactions. Polysulfides, thiosulfates and bisulfites given with SO2 mixed with the soil with precipitation and chemical fertilizers are oxidized and turn into sulfates (SO4 -2). While plants benefit from sulfates, which are in balance with colloidal surfaces in the soil solution, with their roots, sulfates, which are useful sulfur forms, are also reduced to organic sulfur compounds. While sulfur-containing minerals in the soil structure turn into sulfites, sulphites and sulfates turn into each other through reduction and oxidation reactions.
Sulfur, which is the basic nutritional requirement of all living organisms, is comparable to the requirement of plants for phosphorus. S is an important nutrient for the development and growth of plants. Product quantity and quality decrease in S deficiency. Sulfur plays an important role in the synthesis of compounds such as glutathione, which significantly affects product quality.
Although sulfur is an essential nutrient for plants and is similar to phosphorus in terms of plant needs, this element has received little attention for many years.
The supply of S to the soil from fertilizers and the atmosphere was sufficient. Today, areas with S deficiency are widespread in many parts of the world.
Some of the reasons for this are the use of fertilizers with low S content, the decrease of organic matter in the soil, the high product variety and the inability to provide S from the atmosphere to the soil due to intensive agriculture and strict emission rules. The lack of S, which is necessary for protein and enzyme synthesis, as well as for the construction of amino acid systems and methionine, directly affects the amount of product and product quality.
Sulfur is a nutrient element that has an important place both in plant functions and in microbial activities in the soil. As an integral part of soil organic matter, it is closely related to organic-S, organic-C and total N levels. It is one of the basic building blocks of the S protein, which plays a key role in plant metabolism. In addition, studies have shown that in plants under salinity stress and heavy metal toxicity, it is also present in the structure of important compounds such as secreted Met and GSH. In addition, as Fe-S compounds, they are also involved in vital functions such as photosynthesis and transpiration.
With SulpHex application, we can prevent the decrease in efficiency caused by S deficiency. In field conditions, the loss of time, money and labor in agricultural production can be reduced by determining the appropriate S-fertilization dose, time and application form for the plant species.
With the coordination of RESTOREX SULFEX Liquid Sulfur and RESTOREX ORGANOMINERAL Liquid Fertilizer products developed by Reference Agro, which have advanced formulas based on nano technology, it is possible to reach the intended targets easily and at low costs.
Sulfur is a MACRO NUTRITIONAL ELEMENT
Elemental Liquefied Sulfur, suspension contains 800 gr/lt sulfur as a concentrate.