Question

Explain the importance of mixed fertilizers in agricultural sector. 

Answer 1

Mixed fertilizers are important because:  Use of mixed fertilizers results in reduction of labour costs as applying a mixture consumes lesser time as compared to applying the components separately.  Micro nutrients which help in increasing soil organic matter content are applied in small amounts to the soil. They can be incorporated in fertilizer mixtures. This facilitates uniform soil application of plant nutrients.  If a proper mixture suits a particular soil type and crop, the use of a fertilizer mixture leads to balanced manuring. It results in higher crop yield.  Being in granulated form, mixtures have a better physical condition and hence their application is easier.  Residual acidity of fertilizers can be controlled by using neutralizers in the mixture.

Answer 2

Importance of mixed fertilizer 

The mixed fertilizers typically consist of two or more elements of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium (NPK) for promoting the nutritional growth of plants and yield high growth. These are obtained by mixing manually or mechanically. These are recommended by agricultural scientist to enhance the output of plants by giving specific and exclusive blend of plant nutrients. They are tailor made as per the soil and are crop specific.

Mixed fertilizers are important because: 1) They provide all nutrient at once and readily available in low cost as compared to single nutrient 2) Available in granular form and easy to apply to soil 3) Mixed fertilizers acidity can be controlled by using specific neutralizers 4) Mixed fertilizers provide the micro nutrients helps to facilitates uniform soil application of plant nutrients Use of mixed fertilizers results in reduction of labor cost as it can easily apply