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Micronutrients Play Increasingly Important Role in Corn Production

July 25, 2011
By: Rhonda Brooks, Farm Journal Seeds & Production Editor

Producers often confuse a sulfur deficiency with a nitrogen deficiency. Both cause plants to turn yellow.

One primary difference is that the yellowing caused by a sulfur deficiency often shows up after the crop is initially very green.

In the following brief video, Ken Ferrie provides more insight about how to identify this specific deficiency. 

 

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RELATED TOPICS: Corn, Agronomy, Corn College

 
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TR5003 - Sutter, CA
Our natural fertilizers contain not only NPK and sulfur but many other nutrients that corn needs to grow.
Basic cost is about $100 per acre for one banded application and 3 foliar applications.
These prices can vary according to soil tests.
For more information please send an e-mail
Applications for all row and tree crops.
TR5003@sbcglobal.net
4:59 PM Jul 25th
 
TR5003 - Sutter, CA
Our natural fertilizers contain NPK, sulfur and many other nicro nutrients that corn may need. The costs are GENERALLY around $100 per acre. One application of banding and 3 foliar applications.
Cost could vary according to soil tests.
Send me an e-mail for more information.
TR5003@sbcglobal.net
4:55 PM Jul 25th
 



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