KTS Provides Corn Growers an Added Boost, Protection
For corn growers, spring planting season is a time for action – placing that first seed in the soil marks an end to months and months of equipment maintenance, planning and decision making.
As with everything in farming, this prep work comes with one not-so-simple goal: improve grain yield.
Growers looking to boost yields by providing readily available potassium and sulfur at planting time or throughout the growing season should include Crop Vitality’s KTS in their fertility management plan. Having adequate potassium is critical to activate several enzymes required to carry out plant processes, improve drought tolerance, and strengthen stalks to resist lodging. In addition to potassium, KTS also provides sulfur in the form of thiosulfate which assists in maximizing nitrogen use efficiency by guarding against nitrogen loss. Additional benefits of applying KTS includes promoting more phosphorus and micronutrient availability in the soil due to thiosulfate’s reducing and acidifying properties.
Deficiencies of nitrogen, potassium or sulfur in corn can be caused by denitrification, excessive moisture from spring rains, leaching, clay fixation, dry soil conditions, and cold spring temperatures. Being a liquid fertilizer source, KTS gives growers the flexibility to optimize their nutrient management program by having the ability to apply potassium and sulfur when and where the corn crop needs it most.
- KTS provides readily available potassium and sulfur, which are essential for all crops
- KTS is easy to handle and safe to use
- KTS can be applied via drip irrigation, sprinklers and pivots, soil injection, and foliar applications
KTS is part of a portfolio of Crop Vitality’s sulfur-based liquid fertilizers. Crop Vitality is part of Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc., a company that for more than 100 years has demonstrated its commitment to nurturing crop life through innovation, research, and the development of novel fertilizers for a more sustainable agriculture.