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Sulfur and Primary Nutrient Content of Various Fertilizers

 

Percent (1)

Material N P K S
Ammonia-sulfur solution 74 -- -- 10
Ammonium nitrate-sulfate 30 -- -- 5
Ammonium phosphate 11 48 -- 3
Ammonium phosphate-sulfate 16 20 -- 15.4
Ammonium polysulphide 20 -- -- 45
Ammonium sulfate 21 -- -- 24
Ammonium sulfate-nitrate 26 -- -- 15
Ammonium thiosulfate solution 12 -- -- 26
Ammoniated superphosate 3-7 16-19 -- 11-13
Copper sulfate -- -- -- 12.8
Calcium sulfate (gypsum) -- -- -- 15-18
Diammonium phosphate 18 46 -- 2
Diammonium phosphate-sulfur 15-16 39-41 -- 10-15
Magnesium sulfate (kieserite) -- -- -- 23
Manganese sulfate -- -- -- 14-17
Potassium-magnesium sulfate -- -- 22 22
Potassium sulfate -- -- 48-51 17-18
Soil sulfur (elemental) -- -- -- 85-99
Sulfur-bentonite -- -- -- 90
Sulfur dioxide -- -- -- 50
Superphosphate (normal) -- 20 -- 12
Superphosphate (concentrated) -- 30-50 -- 1.5
Superphosphate (concentrated)-sulfur -- 40 -- 20
Ure-sulfur 40 -- - 10
Zinc sulfate -- -- -- 13-18

Nitrogen and sulfur expressed as percentages of elemental S and N; phosphorus and potassium expressed as percentages of P2O5 and K2O equivalents.

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