Analytical methods for measuring nutrient release of Slow and Controlled Release Fertilizers

Fred Carney, Michael Hojjatie, Leon Terlingen

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Team
Fred Carney Michael Hojjatie Leon Terlingen Bill Hall Carolina Medina Hugh Rodrigues Eran Barak Terry Tindall Bernard Kloth Lui Gang Representative from Japan to be added

Support from: Ben Muirhead, Jan Chys

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Status & Next Steps

Team formed Known methods identified Evaluation criteria discussed Next Step Full analysis of methods and ranking

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Methods identified
General AOAC 970.04. Water insoluble N determination. Florida State has a closely related method in use (FM-701) Method developed by Carolina Medina et al. based on sequential extraction. Proposed AOAC method

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Methods identified
Controlled Release fertilizers Chinese standard (HGT23348). Dissolution test either at 25 C, 40 C or 100 C European standard (EN 13266: 2001). Based on real time water dissolution test. Designed for 25 C, can run at higher temperatures
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Methods identified
Sulfur coated Urea Chinese Standard (HGT3997). Dissolution test at 38 C for 24 hr and 7 days.

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Methods identified
Slow Release Fertilizers
AOAC methods (945.01 and 955.05) for UF fertilizers, based on extraction in cold and hot water. Chinese Standard (HGTxxxx). Similar to AOAC methods European Standard:15705:2009. HPLC method Hojjatie et al. HPLC method for water soluble MU products
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Evaluation criteria

Need to add Initial Release (safety for use of product for plants)

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