Farm Progress
Sulfur is a secondary macronutrient, but it hasn’t received the same amount of attention in fertilizer programs as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in the past. It may be time to adjust that thinking and consider adding sulfur every year, says Dan Quinn, Purdue University Extension corn specialist.
“We began receiving reports of striping in corn early this season, and they came in from various regions,” Quinn says. In the past, symptoms of sulfur deficiency have been associated more with lighter organic matter soils, especially sandy soils.