Source: Matthew Vann, Extension Associate; Loren Fisher, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist; and David Smith-Professor Emeritus, NCSU Department of Crop Science, SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 4/16/14
 

Reports from multiple sources are indicating that the availability of potassium sulfate (sulfate of potash, 0-0-50) for the upcoming tobacco growing season will be limited. At the current time it is not known what factors have contributed to the fertilizer shortage or how long it will last.

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