NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer is a type of balanced fertilizer with 15% nitrogen content, 15% phosphorus content and 15% potassium content. It is called a balanced fertilizer because all the nutrients it contains are in equal proportion.
The NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer improves the health, quality and yield of crops.
The NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer can be used as basal, side dressing and top dressing application for almost all types of crops. It is the most popular type of granule fertilizer in Nigeria.
The NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer can be used as starter fertilizer for some crops.
Crops NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer can be used for
NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer can be used for the following types of crops:
Vegetables
NPK 15:15:15 granule fertilizer can be used for vegetable crops like tomato, pepper, cucumber, watermelon, lettuce, kale, strawberry, okra and egg plants.
This fertilizer can increase the yield of vegetable crops significantly. It can also improve the quality of the fruits produced by vegetable crops.
Tree and Fruit Crops
NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer can also be used to add more nutrients to tree crops like cocoa, coconut, oil palm, pawpaw, orange, mango and cashew etc.
It is not uncommon to see more than 100% increase in yield of some fruit crops if NPK fertilizers are used for their cultivation.
Broad Acre Crops
NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer can also be used as a source of nutrients to crops like maize, soybeans, millet, cotton, sesame and sorghum etc.
NPK fertilizer can improve the yield of these crops.
Pasture and Fodder
Fodder and grasses used for the feeding of animals can benefit from NPK fertilizer. Soluble NPK fertilizers can be used to grow hydroponic fodders.
Grasses and fodders can also benefit from NPK fertilizer.
Flowers
NPK fertilizers can also be used for the cultivation of flowers. Aside increasing the yield of the flowers, NPK fertilizers can also improve the quality, look and texture of the flowers.
The benefits of NPK fertilizer
The following are the benefits of suing NPK fertilizer:
The benefits of Nitrogen (N)
Nitrogen promotes the production of chlorophyll in plants. This also makes the process of photosynthesis to be efficient. Without photosynthesis, the plant will not be able to make its food and its growth will be negatively affected.
Nitrogen promotes the growth of the key plant tissues like the leaves. The leaves enable the process of photosynthesis.
Nitrogen aids the plants DNA.
Nitrogen promotes the production of amino acid in plants.
The benefits of Phosphorus (P)
Phosphorus improves the growth of the plant’s roots. Bigger roots enable the plants to extract water and nutrients from the soil in an optimal manner. This can improve the yield of the crop.
Phosphorus aids the production of flowers in plants.
Phosphorus can also improve the process of nitrogen fixation in leguminous plants.
Phosphorus aids cells development in plants.
The benefits of Potassium (K)
Potassium aids the movement of water, carbohydrate and nutrients in plant tissues.
Potassium can help in improving the quality, taste, texture and look of fruits.
Potassium reduces water loss and promotes turgidity in fruits and plants.
Potassium can help plants to better withstand adverse weather conditions like heat and cold.
It helps in regulating the exchange of CO2.
Potassium also improves the process of photosynthesis.
Potassium can promote the development of healthy roots.
How to Apply NPK 15:15:15 Fertilizer to Crops
The following are the various ways NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer can be applied to plants:
Basal Application
This is the broadcasting of fertilizer in a uniform pattern on the soil. It is usually done after plowing and harrowing, before the seeds are planted.
Basal application is easier but not efficient as more fertilizer is used.
Top Dressing
This is the broadcasting of fertilizers. It is done when a farmer plants closely spaced crops.
Side Dressing
Side dressing is the placement of fertilizer beside plants or rows of crops. Side dressing can also mean the application of fertilizers in rings to tree crops.
Burying Method
This is the burying of fertilizers in holes dug beside a plant. It is an efficient method of fertilizer application.
Fertigation
Fertigation of the injection of soluble fertilizer into the drip irrigation lines for the onward distribution to the roots of plants. It is the most efficient method of fertilizer application.
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