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  2. Superphosphate - Wikipedia

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    Triple superphosphate is a component of many proprietary fertilisers. It primarily consists of monocalcium phosphate, Ca(H 2 PO 4) 2. It is obtained by treating phosphate rock with phosphoric acid. Many proprietary fertilisers are derived from triple superphosphate, for example by blending with ammonium sulfate and potassium chloride.

  3. Fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    [29] [30] The first number represents the percentage of nitrogen in the product; the second number, P 2 O 5; the third, K 2 O. Fertilizers do not actually contain P 2 O 5 or K 2 O, but the system is a conventional shorthand for the amount of the phosphorus (P) or potassium (K) in a fertilizer. A 50-pound (23 kg) bag of fertilizer labeled 16-4-8 ...

  4. Controlled-release fertiliser - Wikipedia

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    IBDU is a single compound with the formula (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NHC(O)NH 2) 2 whereas the urea-formaldehydes consist of mixtures of the approximate formula (HOCH 2 NHC(O)NH) n CH 2. Controlled release fertilizers are traditional fertilizers encapsulated in a shell that degrades at a specified rate.

  5. Ammonium sulfate - Wikipedia

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    One disadvantage to the use of ammonium sulfate is its low nitrogen content relative to ammonium nitrate, which elevates transportation costs. [2] It is also used as an agricultural spray adjuvant for water-soluble insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. There, it functions to bind iron and calcium cations that are present in both well water ...

  6. Conversion of units - Wikipedia

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    In the cases where non-SI units are used, the numerical calculation of a formula can be done by first working out the factor, and then plug in the numerical values of the given/known quantities. For example, in the study of Bose–Einstein condensate , [ 6 ] atomic mass m is usually given in daltons , instead of kilograms , and chemical ...

  7. Labeling of fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, pure KCl is 39.09/(39.09 + 35.45) = 52% potassium and 48% chlorine by weight. Its K value is therefore 52/0.83 = 63; that is, a fertilizer that gets all its potassium from K 2 O and has the same potassium contents as pure KCl would have to be 63% K 2 O. Pure KCl fertilizer would thus be labeled 0-0-63.

  8. Diammonium phosphate - Wikipedia

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    Diammonium phosphate (DAP; IUPAC name diammonium hydrogen phosphate; chemical formula (NH 4) 2 (HPO 4)) is one of a series of water-soluble ammonium phosphate salts that can be produced when ammonia reacts with phosphoric acid. Solid diammonium phosphate shows a dissociation pressure of ammonia as given by the following expression and equation: [2]

  9. Organic fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    Organic fertilizer nutrient content, solubility, and nutrient release rates are typically much lower than mineral (inorganic) fertilizers. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] A University of North Carolina study found that potential mineralizable nitrogen (PMN) in the soil was 182–285% higher in organic mulched systems than in the synthetics control.