Sulfur Deficiency In Alfalfa

Variable Sulfur Deficiency Across Alfalfa Field A 2015 state wide survey of tissue sulfur levels found that 58 percent of alfalfa stands in northern regions of the michigan were deficient in sulfur, according to kaatz in 2016. more notably, 88 percent of northeast michigan alfalfa fields were found to be sulfur deficient. boron is a micronutrient used in relatively high quantities by alfalfa. Sulfur was 0.26% s in the darker green alfalfa. although appearance and tissue analysis suggest the alfalfa is ailing from s deficiency, the ultimate criteria is seeing a response to applied s. leaving a few strips without s or only applying s to several test strips is the best way to determine if this is truly a s deficiency.

Sulfur Deficiency In Plants D.identifying sulfur deficiency in alfalfaat the individual plant level, s deficient alfalfa will have a uniformly yellow appearance because s is not readily tra. slocated from older to younger plant parts. visually s deficiency may not be easy to distinguish from other nutrient deficiencies or leafhopper damage without close in. Agronomysoil fertility updatejuly 11, 2017sulfur deficiencyjim camberato and shaun casteel1 agronomy department, purdue university, west lafayette, in in recent years, sulfur (s) deficiency has been diagnosed in corn. soybean, alfalfa, and wheat in the midwest including indiana. there are a number of reasons why s deficiency appears is becoming. Deficiencies of secondary nutrients are not common in alfalfa but can occur in certain instances. calcium deficiency is not expected in california. magnesium and sulfur deficiency may occur in sandy soils or soils with low organic matter. micronutrient deficiencies are not expected in arid and semi arid areas except for boron and molybdenum. This data indicates that application of as little as 10 pounds of sulfur per acre can be highly profitable for alfalfa production and that there is some flexibility in the sulfur fertilizer source growers use. a second site has been established in morris to study the impacts of sulfur on higher organic matter soils.