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Article: Sulfur brightens the brew.(tea cultivation)
- Article from:
- Tea & Coffee Trade Journal
- Article date:
- March 20, 2005
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Tea, like other crops, requires the full and balanced complement of nutrients. These include Nitrogen (N), Potassium (K), Phosphorous (P), Sulfur (S), Magnesium (Mg), Manganese (Mn), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu) and Iron (Fe). However, tea has a particular need for sulfur, over and above its function as a major nutrient for rapid healthy growth and development.
Sulfur is important as a soil amendment chemical to generate and maintain a favored low pH for the acid-loving tea bush. The most important commercial function lies in its close association with specific tea chemicals that give the liquor its sought after taste, color, brightness, strength and body. It seems ...