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Chemical Fertilizer

An
Overview
Agriculture is an empowered arena
nowadays.
With
advancement
of
technology, new machines related to
cultivation, harvesting , etc. are being
introduced to enhance the productivity.
Now that everything has been taken care
of, how can one remain behind to
promote the real growth.
Today when the whole life cycle of every
plant is in human hands, each step of
growth is studied deeply and no one is
ignorant of the rising nutrient demands of
the plants. Science has evolved with each
progressive day and the agricultural front
has not been left untouched. New
synthetic degradable and non degradable
fertilizers have been duly introduced
looking at the hastened demands of food.

Today productivity has been increased by a major proportion and


the entire credit goes to fertilizers. Fertilizers are a superior and
advanced means to promote and enhance productivity. All the
fertilizers have been categorized into several types depending on
their constituents, strength and various other features. However
each fertilizer contain adequate amounts of the needed chemicals,
minerals and elements to ensure a healthy and fast growth.
A fertilizer is essentially a blended mixture of one or more organic
or inorganic compounds or chemicals needed by the plants for
enhanced and nourished growth. Based on these constituent
components, fertilizers have been divided in the following
categories:

Organic Fertilizers
Organic fertilizers constitute of decayed or partially
decayed organic material which is to a great extent bio
degradable. It includes animal waste and rotten green
manure
or also any natural elements which adds to the humus
content of the soil and nourishes it is termed manure or
fertilizer. It is used by the plants with the help of the
microorganisms in the soil which decompose the matter
releasing the nutrients and thus making it soluble and
ready to be taken in by the plants.
Certain examples of organic fertilizers are: Compost,
Manure, fish and bone meal, etc.

Inorganic fertilizers
A chemical Fertilizer is known as inorganic fertilizer when its
constituents are originated through synthetic means making
them non- degradable. To sustain reliable and hastened growth,
these fertilizers are added to the soil. Generally these fertilizers
are manufactured keeping in mind the natural elements needed
by the plants for healthy and convenient growth. They contain
one or more of the essential growth nutrients such as nitrogen,
phosphorus, and potassium and various others. Once added to
the soil, these nutrients fulfill the required demands of the
plants and provide them the nutrients they naturally lacked or
helps them retain the lost nutrients.
How does the Chemical Fertilizer work?
Unlike the longer time-period taken by organic fertilizers to work on the growth of the plants,
Chemical fertilizers work in a hastened manner and work their appropriate actions on the plants
in the required time-frame. Trusted for their fastened and sure action, these chemical fertilizers
are formulated and churned in precisely measured concentrations and combined with suitable
elements and acids meant for different crops and plants.

The suitable quantities ensure a well formulated action on


the plant growth in the estimated time. Various other
factors are also kept in mind while using these fertilizers.
these factors include:

The type of crop

Growing condition

Soil texture

Season, etc.

Listed below are a few of the most prominently used


chemical fertilizers:

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