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Inorganic Manures

Inorganic manures are concentrated chemical fertilizers derived from mineral rocks or factory wastes, offering benefits such as increased crop yield and faster nutrient release, but they can be expensive and negatively impact soil quality. Plant nutrients are categorized into macro-nutrients (needed in large quantities) and micro-nutrients (needed in small quantities), with specific examples provided for each. Fertilizers can be simple (supplying one nutrient), mixed (supplying multiple nutrients in specific ratios), or complete (containing all major nutrients and trace elements).

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Inorganic Manures

Inorganic manures are concentrated chemical fertilizers derived from mineral rocks or factory wastes, offering benefits such as increased crop yield and faster nutrient release, but they can be expensive and negatively impact soil quality. Plant nutrients are categorized into macro-nutrients (needed in large quantities) and micro-nutrients (needed in small quantities), with specific examples provided for each. Fertilizers can be simple (supplying one nutrient), mixed (supplying multiple nutrients in specific ratios), or complete (containing all major nutrients and trace elements).

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Agricultural Science Grade 8

Manures
Topic: Inorganic Manures

Inorganic Manures
Inorganic manures (aka fertilisers) are concentrated chemical substances which can be made
from mineral rocks or factory wastes.
Fertilisers may come in the form of powders, granules, crystals or pellets.

Benefits of using Inorganic manures in Crop Production:


1. Relatively small amounts are needed to increase crop yield
2. Nutrients are released faster when compared to organic manures.
3. Cheaper to transport.

Disadvantages of using Inorganic Manures in crop production:


1. They are very expensive.
2. They do not improve soil structure nor quality.
3. Quickly throws off soil pH.
4. Fertilizer application must coincide with good crop husbandry practices if high crop
yields are desired.

Plant Nutrients
Nutrients needed by plants are divided into two (2) categories; namely:
1. Macro-nutrients
2. Micro-nutrients

Macro-nutrients
These are nutrients needed by the plants in large quantities by the plants. The six (6) macro-
nutrients are:
1. Nitrogen (N) 4. Magnesium (Mg)
2. Phosphorous (P) 5. Calcium (Ca)
3. Potassium (K) 6. Sulphur (S)

Pneumonic: C Me N’ Please Pass Straight

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Macronutrients are subdivided into primary and secondary nutrients. The primary nutrients (N,
P, and K) are needed in larger quantities than the secondary nutrients (Mg, Ca, and S).

Micro-Nutrients
These are nutrients needed by the plants in small quantities. Examples of micronutrients include:
1. Iron (Fe) 4. Cobalt (Co)
2. Zinc (Zn) 5. Manganese (Mn)
3. Copper (Cu)

Types of Inorganic Manures

Simple Fertilisers
This type of fertiliser supplies only ONE type of primary nutrient to the soil.

Types of Simple Fertilisers:


1. Nitrogenous Fertilisers:
These supply only nitrogen to the soil.
E.g. Urea, Ammonium nitrate, Sulphate of Ammonia and Calcium Nitrate.
2. Phosphatic Fertilisers:
These supply only phosphorous to the soil.
E.g. Single superphosphate, Double superphosphate, Triple superphosphate, basic
slag, rock phosphate and ammonium phosphate.
3. Potassic Fertilisers:
These supply potassium to the soil.
E.g. Muriate of potash and Sulphate of potash.

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Mixed fertilisers
Mixed fertilisers (aka Compound fertilisers) supply two (2) or more primary nutrients, to the soil,
in definite proportions. The proportion of each primary nutrient in the compound fertiliser is
written in ratio form. The ratio refers to the relative proportions of each nutrient in the order of
N, P and K.
Example:
A mixed fertiliser with ratio 15: 12: 5 means that the fertiliser contains 15% nitrogen (N), 12%
phosphorous (P) and 5% potassium (K). The total percentage of plant nutrient/ plant food in this
mixed fertiliser is 33% when the proportions of N, P and K are summed.

Types of Compound Fertilisers:


1. Low Analysis Fertiliser:
This contains 15% or less total plant food.
E.g. 5:5:5, 10:2:2, 8:2:3
2. Medium Analysis Fertiliser:
This contains more than 15% but less than 30% plant food.
E.g. 10:5:5, 10:4:10, 5:11:8
3. High Analysis Fertiliser:
This contains 30% and more of total plant food.
E.g. 15:15:15, 10:15:20, 25:10:10

Complete Fertilisers
Complete fertilisers contain ALL major nutrients and trace elements needed by plants.

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