Leaching will be an even greater cost concern. 1998 was a bad year for SDS with estimated yield loss of one percent. Plants showing distinctive foliar symptoms of the disease will not have any further seed development. SDS is a fungal disease caused by soil borne bacteria, fusarium solani. The disease travels up the stem and into the leaves.
Leaves show yellow streaks, die and drop off.
Stealing Anhydrous Ammonia Drugmakers of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine, commonly known as meth, are using anhydrous ammonia as a key ingredient in their labs. This has dramatically increased vandalism and theft of NH 3 tanks. NH 3 tanks are not easily lockable. There are some locking devices, but they are costly. Therefore, one of the best defenses against the crime is to minimize uncontrolled field exposure for tanks.