Classification |
Compound Fertilizer |
Compound Complex FertilisersNPKCompleteCompoundFertilizer FormulaFlexibleFertilizer fertilizerasaComplexNPKfertilizershavetheadvantageofhavingeachnutrientineachtablets.Theyaremoreexpensivethantheequivalentquantityofnutrientsachievedbyapplyingtheequivalentquantitiesofstraightfertilizers,buttheproductqualityisguaranteed.Sulphurand/orothernutrientscaneasilybeincorporatedifrequired.Byusingtheappropriatecomplexfertilizer,farmersareapplyingatleastanapproximationofeachnutrientrequired.Absoluteprecisionisnotnecessaryinviewofsoilvariabilityevenwithinthesamefield. Complexfertilizersare,therefore,efficientproductsbuttrendsduringthepastthirtyyearsinthetypesoffertilizersusedhavebeendeterminedbytheireconomics,notbyconsiderationsofagriculturalefficiencyorsustainability.GeneralspecificationofGramaletFormulaFlexibleFertilizer: 1.PrimaryNutrientsNPK EachtabletcontainNPKsuchasNitrogen,PhosphorusandPotassium(kalium). 2.SecondaryNutrientsContain Calcium,sulphurandmagnesiumalsoarerequiredinlargequantitiesbyplants. 3.Micronutrients Althoughneededinverysmallamounts(g/ha)comparedwithmacronutrients(kg/ha),ifthereisadeficiencycropyieldandqualitymaybeaffectedinthesameway.MicronutrientsareoftenappliedincorporatedinNPKfertilizers.Theymayalsobyappliedinsolution,directlyorsprayedonbulkblends.Wherequickactionisrequired,saltsofmicronutrientsdissolvedinwateraresprayedontocropfoliage.But,GramaletFormulaflexiblefertilizergivesolutionswithmixingmicronutrientpereachtablet. 4.SlowReleaseFertilizers AsaSlowreleasefertilizers,Gramaletformulaflexiblefertilizercanbeamoreefficientsourceofnutrientsthanconventionalfertilizersbut,becauseoftheirhighercost,theyarenotnormallyappliedtofieldcrops.Japan,forexample,isoneofthefewcountrieswheretheuseslow-releasefertilizersisdevelopingonfieldcrops,especiallypaddyrice.Theyareusedonhighervaluecropssuchasvegetablesandornamentals. N=NitrogenP=PhosphorusK=PotassiumNPK15-15-15,NPK16-16-16,NPK17-17-17,NPK18-18-18,NPK19-19-19,NPK20-20-20,NPK28-14-14,NPK6-12-36,NPK20-10-10,NPK16-8-24,NPK11-22-16,NPK15-5-30,NPK14-11-25,NPK28-8-17,NPK15-30-15,NPK10-45-10,NPK13-40-13,ETC.... ItisafertilizerwhichstimulateshealthygrowthinVegetables,Fruitplants,Trees,IndoorplantsandAnimalfodder.ThisisideallysuitedinGreenHouseCultivation andalsowheredripirrigationispracticed;Itisaformulationformacronutrientselements,afertilizerwithratioofN:P2O5:K2Oat1:1:1,;Itisafertilizer whichcanbeappliedbymixingwithotherfertilizerstomeetplants'needforspecialnutrientselements;Itisafertilizerwithuniqueformuladesignthatwillimprovefertilizeravailabilityofmediumnutrientselementsaswellasmicronutrientselements; Itisafertilizerwithhighpurity,freefromdustandfullywatersoluble; Itisafertilizerthatissagetoapplyandfreefrompublichazard.ItisFreeofChlorine;Cropsapplicableto:allgraincrops,fruittrees,vegetables,turf,lawnflowersandplantsaswellasotherhorticulturecrops.