ALL plants no matter where they are anchored and are growing well, they have an affinity to different types of nutrients. These are essential nutrients that favour their existence. Where they are in abundance it means there are adequate nutrients that favour them a lot. This pertains to the suitable state of things in the soils on which they are surviving on. Today we shall talk about the fertilizer. Fertilizers are artificially made compounds or mixtures which contain one or more major plant nutrients in a concentrated form. The most important plant nutrients in our Zambian soils is Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potassium. These are followed by minor nutrients of Sulphur, Magnesium, Calcium, Zinc, Boron, Copper etc. Major plant nutrients are those required in large quantities if the plant has to grow and yield well and these are Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potassium. The most important major nutrient lacking in most Zambian soils is Nitrogen because plants use it […]
WHAT IS IN THE FERTILIZER?
