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Available S

Available S is sulphur the crop can use now. Urea itself has none.

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  1. Available S。
  2. Available S is sulphur the crop can use now. Urea itself has none.。
  3. S pales the whole plant, including new leaves — the opposite of nitrogen’s old-leaf yellow.。
  4. S pales the whole plant, including new leaves — the opposite of nitrogen’s old-leaf yellow.。

How it appears on the sheet

S pales the whole plant, including new leaves — the opposite of nitrogen’s old-leaf yellow.

A sketch. Do not fertilise from the picture alone.

Common units

Available S often mg/kg.

How to read the number

S pales the whole plant, including new leaves — the opposite of nitrogen’s old-leaf yellow. Sulphur does not move from old to new leaves. Sand and years of urea-only show it more Easy to mix up: N yellows old leaves while new stay greener; S takes the new leaves with it. Leaf position is the split Available S is sulphur the crop can use now. Urea itself has none.。

Thresholds only, not a prescription. Rates live in the field guide. This page does not hand you a bag count.

What it looks like in the field

S pales the whole plant, including new leaves — the opposite of nitrogen’s old-leaf yellow.

Don’t do this

  • New-leaf yellow chased with urea.
  • Years of one nitrogen source that has no sulphur.
  • N yellows old leaves while new stay greener; S takes the new leaves with it. Leaf position is the split.

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