{"id":788,"date":"2026-03-18T13:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brumosagro.com\/?p=788"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:14:26","slug":"calcio-y-azufre-en-agricultura-por-que-importan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/en\/calcio-y-azufre-en-agricultura-por-que-importan\/","title":{"rendered":"CALCIUM AND SULFUR IN AGRICULTURE: WHY THEY MATTER"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"788\" class=\"elementor elementor-788\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49856e84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49856e84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892e01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_transparent_split_hero\" data-id=\"892e01a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_transparent_split_hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Transparent Split Hero -->\n\t\t<link id='uc_ac_assets_file_uc_photography_header_css_0-css' href='https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac_assets\/uc_photography_header\/uc_photography_header.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: Transparent Split Hero *\/\n\n.uc_photography_header *{\n\tmargin:0;\n\tpadding:0;\n\t-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;\n\t-moz-box-sizing: border-box;\n\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n\t\n}\n#uc_transparent_split_hero_elementor_892e01a\n{\n\tposition:relative;\n\twidth:100%;\n    background-position:center;\n    background-size:cover;\n    background-image:url(https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/art.-2.png);\n    display:flex;\n    overflow:hidden;\n    \n}\n\n#uc_transparent_split_hero_elementor_892e01a > div\n{\n  height:100%;\n  display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n}\n\n.uc_photography_header .uc_container_text_box{ \n  text-align:center;\n}\n\t\n.uc_photography_header .uc_container_text_box a{\n\tborder-style:solid;\n\tdisplay:inline-block;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"uc_photography_header\" id=\"uc_transparent_split_hero_elementor_892e01a\">    \t      \n  <div class=\"uc_container_text_box\">  \n  <div>\n                <h1 class=\"uc_title\">CALCIUM AND SULFUR IN AGRICULTURE: WHY THEY MATTER<\/h1>                            <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Transparent Split Hero -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e332a7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e332a7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2746a8d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2746a8d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148f5223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"148f5223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">When a crop \u201cdoesn\u2019t take off\u201d or responds poorly to fertilization, the solution is often not to apply more fertilizer, but to improve the soil so the plant can absorb better. In this context, calcium (Ca) and sulfur (S) are two key elements: they influence root development, nutrient uptake, and overall soil performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3987ef1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3987ef1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY CALCIUM (Ca) IS SO IMPORTANT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad144e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ad144e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Helps improve soil structure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578307e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"578307e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">In soils with high sodium (sodic or saline-sodic), the soil tends to \u201cclose up\u201d: it becomes compacted, infiltration decreases, and oxygen availability for roots is limited. Calcium plays an important role in improving soil structure in these cases.<\/p><p><strong>In practice, this means:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Less sticky, more workable soil.<\/li><li>Better root penetration.<\/li><li>Improved crop response to irrigation or rainfall.<\/li><\/ul><p><!-- notionvc: f48acaa7-4849-4b9a-87b4-9bab7760876b --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66721b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66721b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Promotes a stronger root system<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48322105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48322105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When soil structure improves, roots can explore a greater volume of soil. This alone can make a significant difference during drought stress or in \u201cuneven\u201d fields.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7785c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7785c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY SULFUR (S) IS KEY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd1dadb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bd1dadb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">Sulfur is an essential nutrient linked to plant processes such as protein synthesis and overall vigor.<\/p><p><strong>How does it show in the field when sulfur is present?<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Better nutritional balance.<\/li><li>More stable growth.<\/li><li>Fewer fluctuations in crop development (depending on field and management).<\/li><\/ul><p><!-- notionvc: 71c46aa6-1d9b-48a4-b9e0-b488fb7ad414 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b474e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b474e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A FUNCTIONAL SOIL = BETTER USE OF NUTRIENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463bd724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"463bd724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the key point: Ca and S do not act in isolation\u2014they improve how the soil\u2013water\u2013root system functions. <strong>suelo\u2013agua\u2013ra\u00edz<\/strong> funcione mejor.<\/p><p>Brumos Agro helps to:<\/p><ul><li class=\"translation-block\">Improve infiltration (less compaction and surface crusting), facilitating water and air entry.<\/li><li class=\"translation-block\">Mitigate issues in acidic soils related to aluminum toxicity, promoting deeper root growth.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">When the soil breathes, infiltrates, and roots grow deeper, crops are better able to use both soil nutrients and those applied through fertilization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597cc8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"597cc8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">QUICK SIGNS THAT Ca AND S (AND YOUR SOIL) MAY BE LIMITING YOUR FIELD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2811ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2811ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If one or more of these sound familiar, this may be relevant:<\/p><ul><li>The soil crusts easily or becomes waterlogged.<\/li><li>There are areas that consistently perform worse despite equal fertilization.<\/li><li>Shallow roots and limited root volume.<\/li><li>Irregular response to fertilizer.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eee4fde elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2eee4fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7648dfea elementor-widget 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En ese contexto, calcio (Ca) y azufre (S) son dos piezas clave: influyen en la ra\u00edz, en [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":789,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-problemas-de-suelo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":811,"href":"https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788\/revisions\/811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brumosagro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}