Secondary Macro-Nutirent: The Element Sulfur Sulphur is a structural component of some amino acids and vitamins, and is essential in the manufacturing of chloroplasts. Sulphur is also found in the Iron Sulphur complexes of the electron transport chains in photosynthesis. It is immobile and deficiency therefore affects younger tissues first. Symptoms of deficiency include yellowing of leaves and stunted growth. Tomatoes often exhibit Sulfur deficiency, gardeners often assume it is Nitrogen or Magnesium that is lacking when in fact it is Sulfur. https://youtube/watch?v=3gFLzBPkU9o&feature=youtu.be
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