{"product_id":"agricultural-sulfur-كبريت-زراعي","title":"Agricultural Sulphur Powder for Dusting and Fungal Control","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAgricultural Sulphur for Dusting\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgricultural sulphur acts as an insect repellent and fungicide, with additional benefits for plants. Insect infestations become more common when temperatures fall into the 25–35°C range, making sulphur dusting useful at this time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSulphur is useful against soil-borne fungal diseases and contributes to amino acid formation within plants. Legumes such as broad beans, beans and peas develop root nodules containing bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil, making nitrogen available to the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSulphur is an essential plant nutrient involved in the formation of cysteine, cystine and methionine, as well as vitamin B. It also plays a major role in plant respiration and in the volatile compounds responsible for the distinctive flavour and aroma of vegetables such as onions, garlic, cabbage and cauliflower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFungal and Insect Control\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen applied as a dust, sulphur is used against powdery mildew and early or late blight. It may be applied manually or with dusting equipment, after spraying a systemic fungicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMicronised sulphur, sprayed onto plants, is also used preventively against these diseases and downy mildew. Raw or micronised agricultural sulphur repels chewing pests, including various caterpillars, and sucking pests such as whiteflies, gnats, aphids and thrips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSulphur is a non-systemic fungicide that does not move within the plant sap. Dusting regularly harvested crops such as cucumbers, courgettes, tomatoes, peas and beans is considered harmless when the produce is washed thoroughly before consumption. Sulphur dusting is widely used on export vegetables and fruit, including peaches and grapes, during the month before harvest when pesticide spraying is restricted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSoil Improvement\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSulphur helps reduce soil alkalinity, particularly in soils with high levels of lime, calcium carbonate or sodium carbonate. It can be incorporated with base fertilisation before cultivation or applied to the soil surface around growing plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApplication is preferably carried out after cultivation, levelling and bed preparation, at the following rates:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eLegume and root crops: 200 kg per dunum.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCereal crops: 100 kg per dunum.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFruiting vegetables: 150 kg per dunum.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eLeafy vegetables and medicinal or aromatic crops: 100 kg per dunum.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFruit trees: 0.5 kg per tree.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hedera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008268747058,"sku":"","price":1.5,"currency_code":"JOD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/7960\/3506\/files\/fast-grow-plus-20-20-20-25-kg-en_042cc468-d132-401c-80a6-ead40d01af8b.png?v=1696181387","url":"https:\/\/hederajo.com\/en\/products\/agricultural-sulfur-%d9%83%d8%a8%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%aa-%d8%b2%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%8a","provider":"Hedera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}