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Fertilizer Intro

Fertilizer is any material applied to soil or plants to supply essential elements for growth. There are several types including mineral, organic, and inorganic. Mineral fertilizers are ground rocks containing nutrients while organic includes materials like manure, compost and peat. Inorganic fertilizers are chemical fertilizers made by industry that have a high nutrient content. Most fertilizers contain nutrient carriers and are not in pure form. Common nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium carriers are also described. Fertilizer use depends on factors like crop, soil conditions and planting date.

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Fertilizer Intro

Fertilizer is any material applied to soil or plants to supply essential elements for growth. There are several types including mineral, organic, and inorganic. Mineral fertilizers are ground rocks containing nutrients while organic includes materials like manure, compost and peat. Inorganic fertilizers are chemical fertilizers made by industry that have a high nutrient content. Most fertilizers contain nutrient carriers and are not in pure form. Common nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium carriers are also described. Fertilizer use depends on factors like crop, soil conditions and planting date.

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Fertilizer

What is a fertilizer?
Fertilizer
Objectives: Students will be able to...

▸Explain what a fertilizer is.


▸Identify different types of fertilizer.
▸List examples of fertilizer carriers.
▸Determine proper situations for fertilizer
applications.
▸Define rule of thumb for fertilizer application.
▸Differentiate between different fertilizers.
▸Describe a mixed fertilizer.
Fertilizer
Definition

▸Any material applied to a soil or plant


to supply essential elements
Fertilizer
What are some different types of fertilizer?

▸Mineral
▸Organic
▸Inorganic
Fertilizer
Description of a Mineral

▸Simply ground rocks containing nutrients


▸Example: Dolomitic lime provides calcium and
magnesium
▸Usefulness is limited as they dissolve very slowly
Fertilizers
Description of organic

–Crop Rotation
–Animal Manures
–Sewage Sludge
–Septage
▸Compost
–Municipal, food processing and industrial
organic residues; usually dumped in landfills
and ocean; much potential for composting
Fertilizers
Description of organic

–Crop Rotation
–Animal Manures
–Sewage Sludge
–Septage
–Compost
▸Peat
–Partly decayed vegetable matter
Fertilizers
Description of Inorganic

▸Chemical fertilizers
▸Made by industry
▸Some are mined, others completely
manufactured
▸High nutrient content, therefore less
expensive
Fertilizer Materials

▸Few fertilizers are in pure form


▸Rather fertilizers are made up of
nutrient carriers
Fertilizer
Nitrogen Carriers

▸Anhydrous Ammonia- 82%


▸Urea- 45%
▸Nitrate Solution- 28%
Fertilizers
Nitrogen Carriers- Other Examples

▸Ammonium Sulfate
▸Nitrate of Soda
▸Ammonium Phosphorus
▸Calcium Cynamid
Fertilizers
It depends on the following:

▸What crop
▸Soil Conditions
▸Planting date
▸Crop Rotation
Fertilizers
Rule of thumb

Usually somewhere between X-Y kg per


hectare.
Fertilizers
When is Nitrogen applied?

▸It depends: Main or off-season


–Main season: more leaching but less
expensive. More likely to be able to get into
the field
–Off-season/Irrigation: more expensive,
side-dressing, less leaching
Fertilizers
Common Phosphorus Fertilizers

▸Di-Ammonium Phosphate
–18-46-0
▸Superphosphate (16-20%)
▸MonoAmmonium Phosphate
–12-52-0
▸Bone Meal - made from grinding bones
▸Manure
Fertilizer
Potassium Carriers

▸Muriate of potash-60% potash,


accounts for 97% of all potassium
fertilizers
▸Costs less and dissolves easily in
water
▸Nitrate of potash -44% potash and 13%
Nitrogen, common for container plants
Fertilizers
Mixed fertilizers

▸Fertilizers containing more than one


element
Mixed fertlizers
How does a producer determine what mix to use?

▸Analysis
▸Grade
Fertilizer
Analysis
Fertilizer
Analysis-Definition

Lists the elements in the bag and their


percent content
Fertilizers
Analysis

▸N-P-K 10-3-3
▸Not in pure form
▸Examples
–Phosphoric acid P2O5
–Soluble potash K2O
Fertilizers
Grade
Fertilizer
Grade-Definition

▸Indicates the primary nutrients in the


bag
▸Lists the contents in the order of the
percentages of the primary nutrients
Fertilizers
What’s on the bag?
Fertilizers
What’s on the bag?

▸Contents
▸Ratios
▸Grade
▸Analysis
▸Method of application
Fertilizer
Single-grade

Contains only one element


Fertilizer
Mixed

Contains 2 or 3 elements
Fertilizer
Complete

▸Contains all 3 primary nutrients


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