It improves soil properties and reclaims alkaline lands due to its acidic nature
It helps to eliminate some of the pests that live in the soil
It provides a suitable medium for the absorp It is included in the composition of volatile oils, as in onions and garlic.tion of some elements such as phosphorous, iron, zinc, manganese and copper by the roots due to the sulfur-causing alkalinity of the soil.
It helps in the formation of chlorophyll in plants.
It is used to combat some diseases such as scabies on apples, almonds, and powdery mildew in crops
Usage rates:
Type of crops
Usage rate / dunum
Field crops
8 kg / dunum during preparing the soil for cultivation
Vegetables
1-2 kg / dunum during preparing the soil for cultivation
Forage crops
4 – 6 kg / dunum during preparing the soil for cultivation
