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Two kinds of fertilizer
Chemical or synthetic
Natural organic
Materials that supply nutrients to the plants
Fertilizers
Most commin nutrients supplied by chemical fertilizers
N, P, K
14-14-14
Complete fertilizer
Urea
45-0-0
Single fertlizer
Ammophos
16-20-0
Incomplete fertilizer
Muriate Potash
0-0-60
Single fertilizer
One of the most important constituents of cell
Nitrogen
10 stages of the life cycle of a plant
1) seed 6)flowering
2) germination 7)polination
3) seedling 8)fertilization
4) young plant 9)fruiting
5) matured plant 10)seed dispersal
considered in soil management
a) cropping system
b) fertilizer program
c) erosion control
d) soil acidity and other chemical properties
phosphorus
for sound development of the root system in the formation of starch and hastening of maturity
potassium
for the formation and transportation of the starch in the water economy of the plants and their susceptibility to fungal attacks
importance of organic fertilizer
1) soil enriched by humus by decomposition of organic matter.
2) soil is loosed and aerated
3) improves soil capacity to retain water and nutrient
most common natural organic fertilizer in the philippines
1) chicken manure
2) hog manure
3) guano(bat and seabirds manure)
composting
process of allowing organic residues to decompose first before application
1)apply at the bottom of the furrow
cover/slightly with soil for direct seeded and ornaments
2)apply in the shadow trench
for mature and established horticultural trees
3)apply in the pockets
for mature established horticultural trees where roots are concentrated
4)spraying
foliar fertilizer mixed with insecticides fungicides
plasmolysis
burn or scotch spots made of fertilizers direct contact with the plants
green manuring
if the source of organic matter comes from the plants grown at the site where it is needed and then plowed under before planting for decomposition and from the other greens
erosion control
- where loss of soil is accelerated
- occurs when man or other agency interferes with the natural equilibrium,which exist between the soil and its environment
how to prevent soil erosion
- continuous production of good crops
- reduce the direct impact of raindrops
- less cultivation
- avoid direct surface run-off water
- contour planting minimizes erosion
cover cropping
practices of growing creeping and bushy plants like citrus,coconut,cacao and rubber ex. colopogonium centrocema
terracing
for hilly bench terracing