Abstract:
Modified fertilizer materials are produced, comprising a) at least one fertilizer granule coated with a dispersant to form at least one fertilizer granule-dispersant particle, b) a dispersant, which comprises at least one agrochemical blended with at least one powder, and c) an overcoating material that is applied to the at least one fertilizer granule-dispersant particle. Methods of producing a modified fertilizer materials comprise: a) providing at least one fertilizer granule, b) providing a dispersant that comprises at least one agrochemical blended with at least one powder, c) providing an overcoating material, d) applying the dispersant to the at least one fertilizer granule to form at least one fertilizer granule-dispersant particle, and e) applying the overcoating material to the at least one fertilizer granule-dispersant particle to form the modified fertilizer material.
Abstract:
A machine system and process for producing attrition resistant, controlled release fertilizer is described. In the process, a prewet solution is used to initially coat the plant nutrient to be coated followed by the separate application of the individual components used in the coating. The machine system provides an improved means for uniformly applying a single layer or multiple layers of polymer coatings to the plant nutrient.
Abstract:
Calcium nitrate-urea adduct, a product having the formula �Ca(NO.sub.3).sub.2.4CO(NH.sub.2).sub.2 !, is obtained by means of a process which basically consists of the following steps: mixing molten urea and calcium nitrate; feeding the resulting solution to a turbodryer; feeding the resulting molten salt to a granulator drum; recovery of calcium nitrate-urea adduct.
Abstract:
The essence of the invention resides in that in production of a solid product obtained in a reactor (1) by way of synthesis from source components and serving as a raw material for preparing a solution of salt and/or fertilizer, a pulp is obtained and then loaded in a container (2) at fixed temperatures corresponding to crystallization of the product to a hydraulically compacted state of preset degrees. The same container (2) is used for transportation and storage of the hydraulically compacted crystals. The solution of salt and/or fertilizer is prepared within preset concentration and dosage just before its application by the user (4), and the crystals are dissolved in the same container (2). If required the product is transferred into another container.
Abstract:
A machine system and process for producing attrition resistant, controlled release fertilizer is described. In the process, a prewet solution is used to initially coat the plant nutrient to be coated followed by the separate application of the individual components used in the coating. The machine system provides an improved means for uniformly applying a single layer or multiple layers of polymer coatings to the plant nutrient.
Abstract:
A trace amount of a molybdate is disclosed for inhibiting corrosion by concentrated urea-ammonium nitrate fertilizer solutions (UAN) in contact with ferrous metal piping and equipment surfaces. From 10 to 200 ppm of sodium molybdate are blended in a UAN solution containing 20-50 weight percent water for effectively inhibiting corrosion. The corrosion-inhibited UAN solution is non-sludging, non-foaming and essentially free of precipitates.
Abstract:
A process for producing a granular slow-acting nitrogenous fertilizer, which comprises blending an aqueous methylol urea solution to a urea-isobutyraldehyde condensate powder or a mixture thereof with a urea-formaldehyde condensate powder, and granulating the resulting blend while subjecting the methylol urea to dehydration condensation under an acidic condition to form a urea-formaldehyde condensate.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method of producing fertilizer granules containing urea and ammonium sulphate by granulating a mixture containing urea, ammonium sulphate and water, which is characterized in that the ammonium sulphate is completely dissolved in an aqueous urea solution with a urea concentration of 70-85% by weight, the resulting solution is thickened to a dry content of 92-97% by weight, with a granulation additive for the urea being added in any stage of the treatment, following which the thickened solution is granulated in a fluidized bed of urea and ammonium sulphate containing nuclei.
Abstract:
An attrition-resistant, controlled release fertilizer comprising a water-soluble central mass containing nucleophilic reactive functional groups surrounded and chemically bonded to a base coating formed by reacting a molecular excess of a coupling agent with the nucleophilic groups of the central particles, and a water-insoluble layer, surrounding and chemically bonded with the base coating, formed by the reaction and polymerization of the excess functional groups of the coupling agent used in forming the base coating is described. A preparation method is provided.
Abstract:
A method for enhancing the development of mycorrhizae in the root system of a plant. A quantity of a nutrient mixture is applied to the outside surfaces of the foliage of a plant rooted in a growth medium containing propagules of a fungus capable of mycorrhizal infection of the roots, the nutrient mixture containing a source of nitrogen and a source of at least one other element selected from among potassium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, boron, manganese, molybdenum, copper, and iron, in an aqueous vehicle. Such application is repeated at intervals over a period of time during which the supply of nutrients by fertilization is provided predominantly through such foliar application. The sugar content of the roots is thus increased by comparison to that obtained by application of the nutrient mixture to the growth medium during the aforesaid period in quantities sufficient to provide a fertilization nutrient supply at the surface of the roots equivalent to the supply effected by such repetitive applications to the foliage. The development of the mycorrhizae in the root system is thereby enhanced.The disclosure is further directed to novel compositions useful in foliar fertilization of plants and methods for the application of nutrient systems containing plant growth regulators to plant foliage.