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Why use Intrepid Trio for tobacco?

Improve the quality and yield of tobacco crops with three essential minerals delivered at the right time and in the right amount.

Naturally Balanced Nutrition for Tobacco

Intrepid Trio, also known as Sulfate of Potash Magnesia, allows growers to apply an extremely low chloride potassium (less than 1.0-3.0% Cl depending on grade) and neutral pH fertilizer with the benefit of sulfur and magnesium in the same ratio in each granule. Intrepid Trio is also OMRI Listed and approved for organic farming.

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FAQ

  • Q

    What is Intrepid Trio?

    A

    Intrepid Trio is natural langbeinite, a unique mineral with three essential nutrients comprised of 21.5-22% potassium (K2O), 10.5-10.8% magnesium (Mg) and 21-22% sulfur (S) as sulfates, depending on grade.

  • Q

    When should Intrepid Trio® be applied?

    A

    Apply Intrepid Trio® prior to transplant, at transplant, or consider spit applications on high leaching soils.

  • Q

    How does potassium (K2O) affect tobacco?

    A

    Tobacco removes more potassium than any other nutrient with 90 lbs/K per acre considered the minimum annual application needed and most growers using anywhere between 90 and 150 lb/ac. Potassium serves as a regulator nutrient that aids in photosynthesis, improves water use efficiency of the plant through regulation of stomatal openings, and helps the plants resist disease and pests.

    Chloride toxicity is a major problem in tobacco with fertilizer rates of higher than 30 lbs/ac of Cl causing toxicity to the plant. Tobacco as a result of Cl toxicity will have poor smoke flavor along with a decrease in leaf yields and quality. As an example, muriate of potash applied at 90 lbs/ac would supply 50 lbs K and 41 lbs Cl which is above the Cl limit. Soil fumigants that are commonly used in tobacco production can also add anywhere from 10-15 lbs/Cl per acre.

    Intrepid Trio® is the perfect source of K fertilizer as it contains less than 1-3% Cl and can be safely used for production of high quality tobacco.

  • Q

    What effect does magnesium (Mg) have on tobacco?

    A

    Magnesium plays an important role in photosynthesis as the center of the chlorophyll molecule and acts in enzyme reactions forming proteins, and aiding the plant in the manufacture of energy.

    Deficiencies of magnesium in tobacco are most common on sandy, acidic soils but can also occur on soils where pH is neutral but soils are deep and sandy which can increase the apt to leach. Additionally, high rates of K fertilizer without an Mg source can induce a deficiency so applying a balanced fertilizer like Intrepid Trio® with both K, Mg, and S in each granule will keep your tobacco field balanced with the nutrients it needs to continue to produce high quality leaves.

  • Q

    Why is sulfur (S) included in the Intrepid Trio® mixture?

    A

    Sulfur is an essential part of vitamins, hormones, and proteins within a plant. Sulfur and nitrogen uptake work hand in hand and adequate sulfur levels increase the efficiency of N fertilizers. Deficiency in the tobacco plant appears first as yellowing in the buds and pales leaves from the top to bottom. Intrepid Trio® provides sulfur in the sulfate form which is immediately available to the plant and pH neutral causing no acidifying effect to the soil.

  • Q

    When will Intrepid Trio® be available to the tobacco?

    A

    Intrepid Trio® readily dissolves in soil slowly into immediately available plant forms reducing the risk of leaching. Intrepid Trio is available in premium, granular, and standard grades. The premium and granular grades mix and blend well with other fertilizer materials for an even distribution of nutrients.

  • Q

    Is Intrepid Trio available in multiple grades?

    A

    Available in premium, granular and standard grades, Intrepid Trio blends well with other fertilizer materials for an even distribution of nutrients.

Experience higher yields and balanced fertility in tobacco by providing the right nutrients at the right rate, right time, and right place for maximum return.

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