Question

What are the symptoms of Sulfur deficiency?

Answer 1

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 $32.065\mathrm{amu}$ with electronic configuration $\left[\mathrm{Ne}\right]3{\mathrm{s}}^{2}3{\mathrm{p}}^4$.
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.