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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: [...]

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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 [...]

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Classification of Manures: Bulky and Concentrated | Soil Management

On the basis of concentration of nutrients, manures can be grouped into-1. Bulky Organic Manures 2. Concentrated Organic Manures. 1. Bulky Organic Manures: Contain small percentage of nutrients and they are applied in large quantities. FYM, Compost and Green manure are the most impor­tant and widely used bulky organic manures. I. Farm Yard Manure (FYM): Decomposed mixture of dung and [...]

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