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Nutrient Management :: Nutrient Content of Solid Fertilizers

Nutrient Content of Solid Fertilisers

(Per cent by wt. min.)

 

Material

Total
Nitrogen
(N)

Ammoniacal
nitrogen
(N)

Nitrogen Nitrate
(N)

Nitrogen
in form of urea
(amide) (N)

Neutral
ammonium
citrate
soluble
phosphate (P2O5)

Water
soluble
phosphate
(P2O5)

Water
soluble
potash
(K2O)

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

I

Nitrogenous fertilisers

1.

Ammonium
Sulphate

20.6

20.6

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Ammonium
chloride

25.0

25.0

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Calcium
Ammonium Nitrate

25.0

12.5

12.5(max)

 

 

 

 

4.

Calcium
Ammonium Nitrate

26.0

13.0

13.0(max)

 

 

 

 

5.

Calcium Nitrate

15.5

1.1(max)

14.4

 

 

 

 

6.

Urea

46.0

 

 

46.0

 

 

 

II

Phosphatic fertilisers

7.

SSP 14%
SSP 16%

 

 

 

 

 

14.0
16.0

 

8.

Rock Phosphate (powder/granular)

 

 

 

 

18.0

 

 

III

Potassic fertilizers

9.

Potassium chloride (powder/granular)

 

 

 

 

 

 

60.0

10.

Potassium Sulphate

 

 

 

 

 

 

50.0

11.

Potassium Magnesium Sulphate

 

 

 

 

 

 

22.0

12.

Potassium Schoenite

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.0

IV

Complex fertilizers

13.

Ammonium Phosphate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11-52-0

11.0

11.0

 

 

52.0

44.2

 

 

1846-0

18.0

15.5

 

2.5(max)

46.0

41.0

 

14.

Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16-20-0

16.0

16.0

 

 

20.0

19.5

 

 

20-20-0

20.0

18.0

 

2.0(max)

20.0

17.0

 

 

18-9-0

18.0

18.0

 

 

9.0

8.5

 

15.

Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate Nitrate
20-20-0

 

20.0

17.0

3.0(max)

 

20.0

17.0

 

16.

Nitrophosphate
20-20-0
23-23-0

20.0
23.0

10.0
11.5

10.0(max)
11.5(max)

 

23.0
23.0

12.0
18.5

 

17.

Ammonium Nitrate Phosphate
23-23-0

23.0

13.0

10.0(max)

 

23.0

20.5

 

18.

Urea Ammonium Phosphate
28-28-0
24-24-0
20-20-0

 

28.0
24.0
20.0

 

9.0
7.5
6.4

 

 

16.5(max)

 

28.0
24.0
20.0

 

25.2
20.4
17.0

 

19.

Potassium Nitrate (cystalline/prilled)
(13-0-45)

13.0

 

13.0

 

 

 

45.0

20.

Mono Potassium Phosphate
(0-52-34)

 

 

 

 

 

52.0

34.0

21.

NPK fertilisers

15-15-15
10-26-26
12-32-16
22-22-11
14-35-14
17-17-17
14-28-14
19-19-19
17-17-17
20-10-10

 

15.0.
10.0
12.0
22.0

17.0
14.0
19.0
17.0
20.0

 

7.5
7.0
9.0
7.0
14.0
5.0
8.0
5.6
8.5
3.9

 

7.5

 

 

 

8.5

 

3.0(max)
3.0(max)
15.0(max)

12.0(max)
6.0(max)
13.4(max)

17.1(max)

 

15.0
26.0
32.0
22.0
35.0
17.0
28.0
19.0
17.0
10.0

 

4.0
22.1
27.2
18.7
29.0
14.5
23.8
16.2
13.6
8.5

 

15.0
26.0
16.0
11.0
14.0
17.0
14.0
19.0
17.0
10.0

Table 1.2(b) - Nutrient Content of Liquid Fertilisers

(Per cent by wt. min.)

 

Material

Total Nitrogen
(N)

Ammoniacal
nitrogen
(N)

Nitrogen Nitrate
(N)

Urea
Nitrogen
(N)

Total
phosphate (P2O5)

Poly
phosphate
(P2O5)

Maganesium

(MgO)

1.

Urea Ammonium Nitrate

32.0

7.7

7.7

16.6(max)

 

 

 

2.

Superphosphoric
Acid

 

 

 

 

70.0

18.9

0.5(max)

3.

Ammonium
Polyphosphate

10.0

10.0

 

 

34.0

22.1

0.5(max)

Nutrient Contents of Micronutrient Fertilisers

SI. No

Name

Formula

Element/Forms

Contents(%)

1.

Zinc Sulphate*

ZnSO4.7H2O

Zn

21.0

2.

Mangnese Sulphate*

MnSO4

Mn

30.5

3.

Ammonium Molybdate

(NH4)5 Mo7)244H2O

Mo

52.0

4.

Borax(for soil application)

Na2B4O7.5H2O

B

10.5

5.

Solubor(foilar spray)

Na2B4O7.5H2O + Na2B10O16.10H2O

B

19.0

6.

Copper Sulphate*

CuSO4.5H2O

Cu

24.0

7.

Ferrous Sulphate*

FeSO4.7H2O

Fe

19.5

8.

Chelated Zn

as Zn-EDTA

Zn

12.0

9.

Chelated Fe

as Fe-EDTA

Fe

12.0

10.

Zinc Sulphate monohydrate

ZnSO4.H2O

Zn

33.0

* Average sulphur content
i) ZnSO4 = 15%
ii) MnSO4 = 17%
iii) CuSO4= 13%
iv) FeSO4 = 19%

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