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What are the symptoms of Sulfur deficiency?


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Sulfur:

  1. It is an abundant, nonmetallic, and multivalent chemical element with a bright yellow crystalline solid.
  2. The atomic number and atomic mass of the Sulfur is 16 and 32.065amu with electronic configuration Ne3s23p4.
  3. Sulphur is used in the formation of proteins, vitamins, plants chlorophyll, formation of nodule in legumes.

Symptoms:

  1. Degradation of chlorophyll in the leaf causes the leaf to become pale green or yellow.
  2. Young leaf tissue that becomes necrotic, its a signs of deficiency.
  3. The premature fall of leaves and buds reduces plant height and growth.
  4. A delay in development and maturity is observed.

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