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Answered by Shailesh111
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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:
Anhydrous ammonia: A gas which contains 82% nitrogen.
Urea: A solid compound containing 46% nitrogen gas.
Superphosphate: Proportioned amounts of nitrogen and phosphate
Diammonium phosphate: Contains 18% nitrogen and 46% phosphate.
How to apply the chemical fertilizers?
As these constitute of several measured quantities therefore it is essential to keep in mind the correct procedure of applying the fertilizers so that not even a little amount goes wasted and also to ensure that sufficient quantitie
Answered by sakshipatel
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A chemical fertilizer is defined as any inorganic matter of wholly or partially synthetic origin that is added to the soil to sustain the plant growth. HOPE U LIKE IT.... :)
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