Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited

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Our aim is to help the farmer in maximizing qualitative and quantitative output. Our specific goals in order to have a pleased customer are to offer an attractive cost-benefit ratio by delivering superior products and services in terms of functionality, in terms of quality, offering better prices, increasing choice of products, offering better conveniences like ease of use and availability.

Efficient fertilizers and fertilization methods have become the only answer to the ever-growing demand for farm produce. Modern agriculture must supply crops with optimal rates of nutrients throughout the growth cycle in the most efficient manner and without degrading soil and water resources. This can be achieved through adoption of modern and precision practices in terms of nutrient management with Specialty Fertilizers.

Specialty Fertilizers (SF) are fully water-soluble solid fertilizers having high content of primary nutrients with low salt index. They may or may not have Secondary/micro-nutrients. These water-soluble fertilizers can be advantageously utilized for foliar feeding and Nutrigation/Fertigation, thus helping in precision agriculture. The simultaneous delivery of water and fertilizers to the crop through the irrigation system ensures that plant nutrients are directed to the active root zone. Nutrigation/Fertigation amplifies the nutritional and environmental benefits of this technique by using pure plant nutrients exclusively. A well-balanced Nutrigation program will satisfy the exact needs of the plant as they change along the season.

Specialty fertilizers require distinct attention as it is relatively unknown to Indian farmers and comes with a new concept of precision agriculture. The consumption of specialty fertilizers is growing and indicating the improved acceptance of the concept and products. The consumption of specialty fertilizer is expected to grow in coming years in view of greater commercialization of agriculture, mandatory provision of fertilizer tank in government projects of Micro Irrigation systems along with growing concern towards quality of output and need to achieve higher productivity from every unit of land.

I. Products

A. Manufactured Products

1. Urea (46% N) (White free flowing) – Prilled

Specifications as per the Fertilizer Control Order 1985

(i) Moisture per cent by weight, maximum 1.0
(ii) Total nitrogen, per cent by weight, (on dry basis) minimum 46.00
(iii) Biuret per cent by weight, maximum 1.5
(iv) Particle size--90 per cent of the material shall pass through 2.8 mm IS sieve and not less than 80 per cent by weight shall be retained on 1 mm IS sieve

Urea

Application:

  • Fertilizer
2. Anhydrous Ammonia

Specifications as per the Fertilizer Control Order 1985

(i) Ammonia per cent by weight, minimum 99.0
(ii) Water per cent by weight, maximum 1.0
(iii) Oil content by weight, maximum 20 ppm

Application:

  • Used for production of Urea, DAP, Ammonium Sulphate and Ammonium Nitrate (for fertilizer, explosives, herbicides and insecticides)
  • Used for water treatment, fermentation, tanning and food additives

B. Marketed Products

1. Diammonium Phosphate (18-46-0) - DAP

Specifications as per the Fertilizer Control Order 1985

(i) Moisture per cent by weight, maximum 1.5
(ii) Total nitrogen per cent by weight, minimum 18.0
(iii) Ammoniacal nitrogen form per cent by weight,
minimum 15.5
(iv) Total nitrogen in the form of urea per cent
by weight, maximum 2.5
(v) Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphates
(as P 205) per cent by weight, minimum 46.0
(vi) Water soluble phosphates (as P 206) per cent
by weight, minimum 41.0
(vii) Particle size -90 per cent of the material shall pass through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS sieve. Not more than 5 per cent shall be below than 1 mm size.


Application: Fertilizer

2. Muriate of Potash – MOP (Potassium Chloride)

Specifications as per the Fertilizer Control Order 1985

(i) Moisture per cent by weight, maximum 0.5.
(ii) Water soluble potash content (as K20) per cent.
by weight, minimum 60.0.
(iii) Sodium as NaCl per cent by weight.
(on dry basis) maximum 3.5.
(iv) Particle size- 95 cent of the material shall pass through 1.7 mm IS sieve and be retained on 0.25 mm IS sieve.

Application: Fertilizer

  • The largest industrial use for potash is in the manufacture of potassium hydroxide (KOH). KOH is a feedstock for other potassium chemicals used in a wide variety of industrial processes such as glass making, pharmaceuticals, food processing, and the manufacture of textiles.
  • As Water softener: Potash is a dietary alternative to salt. The ability of potash to reduce water hardness is virtually the same as salt
    Potash is used in the preparation of hydraulic fracturing solutions for oil well drilling to control swelling in certain clay formations
  • Food processors and pharmaceutical manufacturers use potash in various products. Potash is also used as an animal feed supplement
3. Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate (ZnSO4 7H2O)

Specifications as per the Fertilizer Control Order 1985

(i) Free flowing crystalline form
(ii) Matter insoluble in water per cent by weight, maximum 1.0
(iii) Zinc (as Zn) per cent by weight, minimum 21.0
(iv) Lead (as Pb) per cent by weight, maximum 0.003
(v) Copper (as Cu) per cent by weight, maximum 0.1
(vi) Magnesium (as Mg) per cent by weight, maximum 0.5
(vii) pH not less than 4.0

Application: Fertilizer

 

4. Zinc Sulphate Mono-hydrate (ZnSO4 H2O)

Specifications as per the Fertilizer Control Order 1985

(i) Free flowing powder form
(ii) Matter-insoluble in water, per cent by weight, maximum 1.0
(iii) Zinc (as Zn). per cent by weight. Minimum 33.0
(iv) Lead (as Pb), per cent by weight, maximum 0.003
(v) Copper (as Cu), per cent by weight, maximum 0.1
(vi) Magnesium (as Mg), per cent by weight, maximum 0.5
(vii) Iron (as Fe), per cent by weight, maximum 0.5
(viii) pH not less than 4.0

Maha-Zinc


Application: Fertilizer

 

5. Chelated Zinc as Zn-EDTA

Specifications as per the Fertilizer Control Order 1985

(i) Free flowing crystalline / powder form
(ii) Zinc content (Expressed as Zn), per cent by weight, minimum 12.0
     in the form of Zn-EDTA
(iii) Lead (as Pb), per cent by weight, maximum 0.003
(iv) pH 6.0 – 6.5

zeta

Application: Fertilizer

 

6. Formulation No. 4 (in Andhra Pradesh only)

Nutrient contents on percentage basis

(i) Iron (as Fe), per cent by weight, minimum 4.00
(ii) Manganese, per cent by weight, minimum 3.00
(iii) Zinc (as Zn). per cent by weight. minimum 6.00
(iv) Copper (as Cu), per cent by weight, minimum 1.00
(v) Molybdenum (as Mo), per cent by weight, minimum 0.05
(vi) Boron (as B), per cent by weight, minimum 2.00

groth

Application: Fertilizer

 

7. Di-Sodium Octa Borate Tetra Hydrate (Na2 B8O13.4H2O)

Specifications as per the Fertilizer Control Order 1985

(i) Boron (as B), per cent by weight, minimum 20.0
(ii) Matter insoluble in water, per cent by weight, maximum 1.0
(iii) Lead (as Pb), per cent by weight, maximum 0.003

borovin

Application: Fertilizer

 

8. Speciality Fertilizers

PRODUCT
Available Nutrients % As
 
NO3
NH4
NH2
P2O5
K2O
EC @ 1%
pH @ 1%
MULTI -K (13-00-46)
13.2
 
-
-
46
1.2
9.0-11.0
Poly feed: 19-19-19+MEN
5
4
10
19
19
0.88
5.3
MAP (12-61-00)
-
12.5
-
61
-
0.69
4.0-5.0
MKP (00-52-34)
-
-
-
52
34.5
NA
4.0-5.0


MULTI – K Potassium Nitrate 13-00-46
MAP Mono Ammonium Phosphate 12-61-00
MKP Mono Potassium Phosphate 00-52-34
Polyfeed NPK Blend 19-19-19 + MEN*
Polyfeed NPK Blend 13-40-13+ 2MgO + MEN*
Polyfeed
(Non-nominated FCO Grade)
NPK Blend 15-15-30+ME
SOP Sulphate of Potash 00-00-50
Calcium Nitrate Calcium Nitrate 15.5-00-00-19

* MEN: Micro Elements Normal

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Foliar Application

Foliar Application
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Foliar Application
Foliar Application
Foliar Application

 

Foliar application recommendations of speciality fertilizers on different crops

Crop
Specialty Fertilizer
Concentration (%)
Number of
sprays
Stage to be sprayed
Rice
Polyfeed
1%
1
Maximum tillering
(45 DAP)
 
Multi-K
1%
1
Grain filling
(75 DAP)
Maize
Polyfeed
1%
1
Knee high
(45 DAS)
 
Multi-K
1%
1
Grain filling
(75 DAS)
Soybean
Polyfeed
1%
1
Maximum vegetative
(45 DAS)
 
Multi-K
1%
1
Grain filling
(60 DAS)
Sunflower
Polyfeed
0.50%
1
Grain floret
(60 DAS)
 
Multi-K
0.50%
1
Grain filling
(75 DAS)
Cotton
Polyfeed
1%
1
Square formation
(60-75 DAS)
 
Multi-K
2%
2
2 and 4th week after first flowering
Chilli
Polyfeed
1%
1
Flower initiation
(60 DAP)
 
Multi-K
2%
2
Fruiting
(75 and 90 DAP)
Tomato
Polyfeed
1%
1
Flower initiation
(45 DAP)
 
Multi-K
1%
1
Fruiting
(60 DAP)
Bhendi
Polyfeed
1.00%
2
Fortnightly interval from fruit formation
(60 and 90 DAS)
Cabbage
Polyfeed
1%
1
Curd initiation
(45 DAP)
 
Multi-K
1%
1
Curd development
(60 DAP)
Cauliflower
Polyfeed
1%
1
Flower initiation
(45 DAP)
 
Multi-K
1.00%
1
Flower development
(60 DAP)
Turmeric*
Polyfeed
1.00%
2
90 and 120 DAP
 
Multi-K
1.00%
1
150 DAP
Baby corn
Polyfeed
1%
1
Knee high
(30 DAP)
 
Multi-K
1%
1
Cob initiation
(45 DAS)
Gherkins
Multi-K
1%
2
Fortnightly interval from fruit formation
(25 and 40 DAS)
Urd bean
Polyfeed
1.00%
1
Flowering
(35 DAS)
 
Multi-K
1%
1
pod development
(55 DAS)
Mung bean
Polyfeed
1%
1
Flowering
(35 DAS)
 
Multi-K
1%
1
Pod development
(55 DAS)

 

DAS : Days After Sowing; DAP : Days After Planting. Spray has to be done at the critical physiological stage indicated. Spray dates mentioned are tentative. * In intercropped turmeric, speciality fertilizers spray can be initiated after the harvest of intercrop, wherever intercropping is done.

 

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