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The primary functions of CMS, starting with the function of Calcium in plant growth is to provide structural support to cell walls. Magnesium is absorbed as the Mg2+ion and is mobile in plants, moving from the older to the younger leaves. Sulfur is needed in fairly large quantities by most crops. It is an essential building block in chlorophyll development and protein synthesis.

Calcium Function in Soil and Plants

Calcium is essential for microorganisms as they turn crop residues into organic matter, release nutrients, and improve soil aggregation and water holding capacity. Calcium assists in the development of soil structure. It also acts as a filler to maintain balance among cation nutrients and to limit the influence of acid cations.

Calcium, along with magnesium and potassium, helps to neutralize organic acids, which form during cell metabolism in plants. Calcium also plays a role in other key plant functions:

  • Improves the absorption of other nutrients by roots and their translocation within the plant
  • Activates a number of plant growth-regulating enzyme systems
  • Helps convert nitrate-nitrogen into forms needed for protein formation
  • Is needed for cell wall formation and normal cell division
  • Improves disease resistance

Magnesium Functions

Energy is required for proper plant growth. Magnesium is an essential component of the chlorophyll molecule, with each molecule containing 6.7 percent magnesium. Chlorophyll, the green pigment in plants, is the site where photosynthesis occurs. Without chlorophyll, plants could not manufacture food, and life on Earth would cease to exist.

Magnesium also acts as a phosphorus carrier in plants. It is necessary for cell division and protein formation. Phosphorus uptake could not occur without magnesium, and vice versa. So, magnesium is essential for phosphate metabolism, plant respiration and the activation of several enzyme systems.

Sulfur Functions

Sulfur is as necessary as phosphorus and is considered an essential mineral. What does sulfur do for plants? Sulfur in plants helps form important enzymes and assists in the formation of plant proteins. It is needed in very low amounts, but deficiencies can cause serious plant health problems and loss of vitality.

As Sulphur is one of the 17 essential plant nutrients, it is essential for the growth and development of all crops. Without exception most of the plants requirement of Sulfur is absorbed through the roots in the sulphate (SO4) form. Like any essential nutrient, sulphur also has certain specific functions to perform in the plant.