Plant health and strength depend on a few key factors, like the soil health, atmospheric conditions, availability of nutrients etc. Each field, each plant, each seed needs nutrients to grow. None however is as important as the role played by the three vital nutrients for almost any plant for its health and growth: Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K). These are the three most important nutrients for any plant if used in the right proportions as per the requirement of the crop.
Without the right amount of Nutrients in its right proportion, the seeds or plants will fail. In a country like India, where cost is always a factor for the farmers, and the atmospheric conditions are not alway very conducive, it is very important for the grower/farmer to know the nutrient requirements of the crop in order to have a good yield at the optimum cost. For example, if you are growing leafy vegetables, you may want to apply a fertilizer that has a higher nitrogen number to encourage leaf growth. If you are growing flowers, you may want to apply a fertilizer that has a higher phosphorus number to encourage more blooms.
Before you apply fertilizer to your farm/garden etc, , you should have your soil tested. This will also help you determine what balance of fertilizer numbers will be appropriate for your garden’s soil needs and deficiencies.
NPK are essentially the building blocks of almost all fertilizer types. You might have noticed that almost all packagings of fertilizers have NPK written on them and some numbers corresponding to the same. What these numbers denote is the ratio of the particular nutrient present in the fertilizer. For example, When you pick up any of the NPK fertilizer, the ratio will be displayed on the packaging in a series of three numbers, such as 10-26-26. These numbers correspond to the ‘N’, ‘P’, and ‘K’ ratio of the fertilizer. In this case, the example fertilizer would have 10% nitrogen, 26% phosphorus, and 26% potassium.
Nitrogen(N), promotes healthy growth of leaves. Nitrogen is largely composed of chlorophyll, which allows plants to absorb sunlight and turn it into useful energy. Nitrogen is additionally a noteworthy segment in amino acids, the premise of proteins.
A survey conducted on a number of farms throughout the country to determine the impact on the crop by not using Nitrogenous fertilizers, and it suggested that without nitrogen, normal yields for corn declined by a stunning 41%, rice by 37%, grain by 19%, and wheat by 16%.
Some of the most common sources of Nitrogen are: Inorganic NPK mixture fertilizers, Urea, Ammonium Nitrate, Excrement, Organic NPK mixtures.
Phosphorus (P), assumes a part in a variety of capacities vital for sound plant development, adding to auxiliary quality, edit quality, seed generation, and that’s just the beginning. Phosphorus also empowers the development of roots, advances sprouting, and is basic in DNA.
Making necessary organic changes into the plants based on the change of sunlight is also due to Phosphorus.
You can easily get Phosphorus from organic and inorganic phosphate mixtures.
Potassium (K), is essential in nearly all processes needed to sustain plant growth and reproduction. Plants deficient in potassium are less resistant to drought, excess water, and high and low temperatures. They are also less resistant to pests, diseases and nematode attacks. Because potassium improves the overall health of growing plants and helps them fight against disease, it is known as the “quality” nutrient. Potassium affects quality factors such as size, shape, colour and vigour of the seed or grain, and improves the fibre quality of cotton.
The essential inorganic source of potassium for use in NPK fertilisers is potash. Like phosphate shake, potash is mined everywhere throughout the world and handled into a more refined item. Potassium can likewise originate from potassium sulphate, langbeinite, and stone clean.
It can therefore be asserted that NPK fertilizers are one of the most important types of fertilizers. Having the knowledge of when to use which ratio of these Macronutrients as per the crop’s requirement increases the yield manyfold.
We, at Arihant Group of Industries, have a range of products that offer the NPK mixture in various Government approved ratios and in various forms. Head over to this page to find out more about our NPK products.