Sulphur Deficiency
Occasionally nitrogen deficiency may be confused with sulphur deficiency. Sulphur deficiency symptoms will be very similar to nitrogen deficiency symptoms in appearance except they occur on the plant. Sulphur is a somewhat immobile nutrient in the plant and thus the deficiency symptoms develop in the young leaves and organs first, generally in or near the top of the plant. Remember, nitrogen deficiency shows up on older tissue first, then moves up the plant. Sulphur deficiency is similar in appearance but shows up on the younger tissue first. Sulphur deficiency should be suspected when nitrogen deficiency symptoms develop in or near the top of plants growing in low organic matter soils or in areas recently land-formed. Soil testing and sound soil fertility is the proper sulfur management routine.
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HAMILTON, Miss. -- Determining the extent of tornado damage to farms in Monroe County will take weeks, but video shot from flying drones will speed up the process.
Mississippi State University Extension Service personnel have been assisting in relief efforts since the morning after an EF-2 tornado on April 13 damaged more than 140 homes in Hamilton, claiming one life and injuring 19 others.
Near a bridge that connects Issaquena and Sharkey counties, Waye Windham leaned toward the side of his boat and dipped a paddle down into flood water to gauge its depth.
The water was too deep for the paddle to reach the ground. Riding with Windham was Lacey Little, who tried a much longer wooden post.
A Mississippi State cotton agronomist is the new head of the university's Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. Darrin Dodds, a 12-year veteran of the department, takes the helm April 1.
The 2018 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course will feature speakers from seven states covering topics ranging from nematode management in cotton and soybeans to the potential effects of new tariffs on the state's agricultural industry.
