Sulphur is required by the plants in amounts similar to phosphorus (P) and is important in protein formation and other plant functions. It significantly influences yield and quality of crops, improves odor and flavors, and imparts resistance to cold, and hence it is generally considered as a quality nutrient . Sulphur-deficient soils are widely distributed around the world. In the event of inadequate level of sulphur in soil, response of crops to other nutrients also declines. In addition, the imbalanced use of nitrogen and phosphorus in comparison to S, has widened, the N: S and P: S ratios...

Surface and Ground Water pollution has been growing increasingly in several parts of India and other countries, particularly in areas of intensive industrialization. Many industries discharge their untreated or partially treated waste in the immediate neighbourhood or in some nearby low-lying areas most oftenly in channels which join various surface water bodies such as large ponds, streams, rivers etc. The pollutant of these waste materials seep down to the ground water systems along with the entire course of fluid flow and pollute ground water. Crops grown with polluted water absorb...