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The Comparative Value Of Commercial Phosphoric Acid As A Fertilizer, Bruce L. Baird
The Comparative Value Of Commercial Phosphoric Acid As A Fertilizer, Bruce L. Baird
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The practice of applying fertilizers to the soil by adding the liquid form to the irrigation water is increasing in popularity. There are several advantages maintained for such a method of application. Some of the advantages are:
(A) Ease of application.
(B) No special equipment is required for application.
(C) The fertilizer can be applied at any stage of plant growth without physical disturbance of the plant.
(D) Penetration into the root zone may be greater than the dry fertilizers.
Considerable phosphate fertilizer is used on soils of irrigated regions. If the behavior of liquid phosphoric acid after its incorporation …