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Nitrogen is an inert gas representing 78% of the earth
atmosphere.
As inert gas in the form we breath it, nitrogen has no impact on
the environment.
But in combination with urea and ammonium to produce urea and
ammonia nitrate (ammonia) the nitrogen inert gas becomes an
active fertilizer.
The chemical transformation of nitrogen into ammonia was
discovered in two steps by Fritz Haber in 1918 and Carl Bosch in
1931 for which they were rewarded by a Nobel price.
The organic fertilizer is providing the plants with additional
carbon.
This additional carbon activates the microorganisms of the soil to
produce more cells.
But the microbial activity calls for the need of nitrogen to
generate proteins.
This connection between the carbon and the nitrogen through the
microbial activity means that carbon and nitrogen must respect
some ratio for optimal efficiency.
If the fertilizer is rich in nitrogen representing more than twenty
times the carbon, it will operate efficiently in the soils.
On the upper side, if the fertilizer contains too much nitrogen than
needed by the plant to grow, the excess of nitrogen will be tied up
in the microorganisms in the soils to be converted into ammonium
and then rejected at rains falls into the soft water drains.
So the use of nitrogen fertilizer may be very efficient to improve
crops, but they must be used carefully with the right ratio of
carbon over nitrogen in respect with the type of plants to grow
and the nature of the soils
Total
N, %
Available Soluabl
phosphori e
c acid, % potash,
%
Equivale Salt
nt acidity inde
Comments
1.
82
1.48
47
A highpressure
liquid that
turns into a
gas when
released.
46
0.84
75
A dry
material in
granular or
prilled form,
urea-N
rapidly
hydrolyzes to
NH4+. Can be
used for
direct
application,
in mixed
fertilizers,
and in liquid
nitrogen. N at
application is
present as
urea-N.
Within 1 day
after
application,
about 66% of
urea-N is
hydrolyzed to
ammonia-N;
all within 1
week. When
not
incorporated,
significant N
loss by
volatilization
can occur
until
3334
0.63
105
A dry
material in
granular or
prilled form,
in which half
of the N is as
nitrate and
half is as
ammonium.
Used for
direct
application
and in the
production of
nitrogen
solutions (see
below).
Broadcast or
sidedress.
Can be left
on surface or
incorporated
into soil.
Ammonium
nitrate is a
good fertilizer
but it can be
very difficult
to get
because it is
used as an
explosive.
Nitrogen solutions
(UAN)
Urea+NH4NO3+Wat
er
2832
(mostl
y 30
in PA)
0.54
74
A mixture of
ammonium
nitrate, urea,
and water.
21
1.12
69
A dry
crystalline
material in
which the
nitrogen is all
in the
ammonium
form.
Produced by
two methods
by-product
and
synthetic.
Used for
direct
application
and blended
complete
fertilizers.
Broadcast or
sidedress.
Can be left
on surface or
incorporated
into soil.
Contains
24% sulfur.
Good starter
N source.
Diammonium
phosphate (DAP)
(NH4)2HPO4
18
46
0.74
34
A dry
granular or
crystalline
material.
Common
analysis is
18-46-0.
Used for
direct
application
and in
blended
fertilizers.
11
52
0.65
30
A dry
granular
material.
Common
analysis 1152-0. Used
for direct
application
and in
blended
fertilizers.
Makes an
excellent
starter
fertilizer,
either alone
or with a
small amount
of potash.
Ammonium
polyphosphate
10
34
0.53
A liquid
solution (1034-0). The
agronomic
effectiveness
of APP is
similar to
that of MAP.
Sequesters
some
micronutrient
s and
impurities in
fluid
fertilizers,
keeping them
46
10
Dry granular
material.
Used for
direct
application
and in
blended
fertilizers.
Muriate of potash 0
KCl
6062
116
Dry granular
material.
Used for
direct
application
and in
blended
fertilizers.
Potassium sulfate 0
K2SO4
50
46
Dry
crystalline
material. A
specialty
fertilizer used
for direct
application
and in
blended
fertilizers.
Potassium nitrate
KNO3
13
45
-0.26
74
Dry
crystalline
material. A
specialty
fertilizer used
for direct
application
and in
blended
fertilizers.
Potassium
hydroxideKOH
70
-0.89
Crystalline
material
usually used
in liquid
fertilizers.
Basic nature
of this
material
22
Crystalline
material
made from
langbeinite.
Contains
22% sulfur
and 11%
magnesium.
If the normal soil sample does not indicate a need for limestone,
check the surface pH. If the surface pH is below 6.2, apply 2,000
pounds of calcium carbonate equivalent per acre. This should be
sufficient to take care of the acidity caused by nitrogen fertilizer.
As a rule of thumb, 6 pounds of limestone are required for each
pound of nitrogen applied as ammonium sulfate, and 3 pounds of
limestone are required for each pound of nitrogen applied as
anhydrous ammonia, urea, ammonium nitrate, or nitrogen
solution. The effect of manure nitrogen on soil pH is very variable.
The ammonium nitrogen in all manure can lower soil pH.
However, some manures, particularly poultry layer manure, may
contain significant calcium carbonate which can actually increase
pH over time.
Liquid
nitrogen
(UAN)(30%
N)
Urea
(46%
N)
30
37
90
143
100
65
40
49
120
190
133
87
50
61
149
238
167
109
60
73
179
286
200
130
70
85
209
333
233
152
80
98
239
381
267
174
90
110
269
429
300
196
100
122
299
476
333
217
110
134
328
524
367
239
120
146
358
571
400
261
130
158
388
619
433
283
140
171
418
667
467
304
160
195
478
762
533
348
180
220
537
857
600
391
200
244
597
952
667
435
220
268
657
1048
733
478
Actual N (lbs/T)
1640
670
420
600
920
Formula: NH4H2PO4
Fertilizer: Urea
Grade: 46-0-0
Analysis / composition: 46% N-NH2
Formula: CO(NH2)2
Nitrification
Temperature
Soil pH
Moisture
Nitrification inhibitors
Dicyandiamide and urea can be co-granulated into a stable urealike fertilizer particle with identical properties to urea. The
material can be applied as a solid to the turf surface and watered
into the root zone with irrigation water. The mobility of urea and
DCD in soil is the same, so the DCD accompanies the urea into
the rootzone and inhibits nitrification of the ammonium released
from the urea. However, once the urea hydrolyzes to the
ammonium form it is no longer mobile, but the DCD remains
mobile. If leaching removes DCD from the rootzone, then
nitrification resumes again. Repeated applications of DCD are
necessary to inhibit nitrification in the rootzone when leaching
conditions exist.
Urea hydrolysis
Urease inhibitors
Ammonia volatilization
The cation exchange capacity of the soil is correlated with the soil
buffering capacity. Soils with high buffering capacity usually have
a high cation exchange capacity. Ammonium generated by urea
hydrolysis can be absorbed to the cation exchange sites in the soil
and prevent the loss by ammonia volatilization. Leaf and stem
surfaces and thatch have essentially no soil buffering capacity or
cation exchange capacity. When urea hydrolyzes on these
surfaces, soil pH increases are substantial and much of the
nitrogen added as urea may be lost to ammonia volatilization.
Leaching
Fertilizer quality
Benefits
Best for almost all kinds of crops like Cotton, Groundnut, Chilly,
Soya bean, Potato.
GROMOR 28-28-0
Features
Product Features
Agronomic Benefits
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