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List of Commonly Used Fertilizers | Soil Management

List of commonly used fertilizers: 1. Nitrate Fertilizer 2. Phosphatic Fertilizers 3. Potassic Fertilizers 4. Micronutrient Fertilizers 5. Nitrification Inhibitors and Slow Release Fertilizers 6. Bio Fertilizers/Microbial Inoculants. 1. Nitrate Fertilizer: Highly mobile in soil, suitable for top dressing, highly soluble and subjected to leaching and denitrification in water logged soils, increase alkalinity, more suitable for dry soils. Ammoniacal Fertilizer: [...]

By |2018-03-12T05:06:57+00:00March 12, 2018|Fertilizers|Comments Off on List of Commonly Used Fertilizers | Soil Management
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Fertilizers: Classification, Manufacture and Acidity | Soil Management

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Fertilizers 2. Classification of Fertilizers 3. Materials Used in Manufacturing of Fertilizers (Mixed) 4. Acidity and Basicity of Fertilizer. Meaning of Fertilizers: Liebig in Germany and Lawes in England developed independently the idea of treating phosphate with H2SO4 and producing a water soluble phosphate by about 1840. It is known [...]

By |2018-03-12T05:06:57+00:00March 12, 2018|Fertilizers|Comments Off on Fertilizers: Classification, Manufacture and Acidity | Soil Management
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Muriate and Sulphate of Potash | Potash Fertilizers

After reading this article you will learn about the manufacture and use of muriate and sulphate of potash. Manufacture of Muriate and Sulphate of Potash: Potash fertilizers include Muriate of potash and sulphate of potash, which are manufactured from the following minerals: (i) Sylvinite or sylvite KCl – It contains 63.1% K2O (ii) Carnalite KCl MgCl26H2O – It contains 17.1% [...]

By |2016-08-17T10:57:16+00:00August 17, 2016|Fertilizers|Comments Off on Muriate and Sulphate of Potash | Potash Fertilizers
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