Fertilizer Manual
This Fertilizer Manual was prepared by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) as a joint project with the United Nations Industrial Development Organi zation (UNIDO). It is designed to replace the UN Fertilizer Manual published in 1967 and intended to be a reference source on fertil...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1985, 1985
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1985 |
| Series: | Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- One—Introduction and Background
- I. History of Chemical Fertilizers
- II. Outlook for the Fertilizer Industry (1978–2000)
- III. Role of Fertilizer in Agriculture
- IV. General Concepts and Definitions
- V. Fertilizer Raw Materials and Reserves
- Two—Nitrogen Fertilizers
- VI. Production of Ammonia
- VII. Transportation and Storage of Ammonia
- VIII. Ammonium Salts, Nitric Acid, and Nitrates
- IX. Urea
- X. Production, Properties, and Use of Nitrogen Solutions and Use of Anhydrous Ammonia for Direct Application
- XI. Some Factors Influencing Choice of Nitrogen Fertilizers
- Three—Phosphate Fertilizers
- XII. Phosphate Rock and Sulfuric Acid
- XIII. Phosphoric Acid
- XIV. Fertilizers Derived from Phosphoric Acid
- XV. Nitrophosphates
- XVI. Other Phosphate Fertilizers
- XVII. Some Factors Influencing Choice of Phosphate Fertilizers
- Four—Potash and Other Fertilizers
- XVIII. Potash Fertilizers
- XIX. Compound Fertilizers
- XX. Secondary and Micronutrients
- XXI. Controlled-Release Fertilizers
- XXII. Physical and Chemical Properties of Fertilizers and Methods for Their Determination
- Five—Planning and Economics
- XXIII. Pollution Control and Other Environmental Factors
- XXIV. Planning for the Development of a Fertilizer Industry
- XXV. Economics of Fertilizer Manufacture
- XXVI. Problems Facing the World Fertilizer Industry