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  2. Fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    A 50-pound (23 kg) bag of fertilizer labeled 16-4-8 contains 8 lb (3.6 kg) of nitrogen (16% of the 50 pounds), an amount of phosphorus equivalent to that in 2 pounds of P 2 O 5 (4% of 50 pounds), and 4 pounds of K 2 O (8% of 50 pounds). Most fertilizers are labeled according to this N-P-K convention, although Australian convention, following an ...

  3. History of fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    In France, Jean Baptiste Boussingault (1802–1887) pointed out that the amount of nitrogen in various kinds of fertilizers is important. Metallurgists Percy Gilchrist (1851–1935) and Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850–1885) invented the Gilchrist–Thomas process, which enabled the use of high phosphorus acidic Continental ores for steelmaking.

  4. 2020 Beirut explosion - Wikipedia

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    Displaced. ≈300,000. On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$ 15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless. A cargo of 2,750 tonnes of the substance (equivalent to ...

  5. Use These Grass Fertilizers to Grow a Healthy and ... - AOL

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    The Andersons PGF Complete Lawn Fertilizer 16-4-8. According to the manufacturer, a year of researching and testing lent itself to this fertilizer which combines other top products plus all the ...

  6. Controlled-release fertiliser - Wikipedia

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    A controlled-release fertiliser ( CRF) is a granulated fertiliser that releases nutrients gradually into the soil (i.e., with a controlled release period). [2] Controlled-release fertilizer is also known as controlled-availability fertilizer, delayed-release fertilizer, metered-release fertilizer, or slow-acting fertilizer.

  7. Diammonium phosphate - Wikipedia

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    DAP is used as a fertilizer. [4] When applied as plant fertilizer, it temporarily increases the soil pH, but over a long term the treated ground becomes more acidic than before, upon nitrification of the ammonium. It is incompatible with alkaline chemicals because its ammonium ion is more likely to convert to ammonia in a high-pH environment ...

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