nitrogen fertilizers
Soil enrichment compounds
Nitrogen fertilizers are substances applied to soil or plants to supply nitrogen, an essential nutrient for plant growth.
They include synthetic compounds like ammonium nitrate and urea, as well as organic sources like manure and compost.
Nitrogen promotes leaf and stem development, making these fertilizers central to modern agriculture: Farmers apply nitrogen fertilizers before planting.
Overuse can cause environmental problems, particularly water pollution from runoff.
- ureaNitrogenous metabolic waste compound
- crop yieldAgricultural production amount
- ammoniaAcrid nitrogen-hydrogen gas
- eutrophicationExcess nutrients depleting oxygen
- corn beltMajor grain-growing region
top dressing · biofertilizers · algal blooms · dead zones · greenhouse gas emissions · sustainable farming · powder · slow release · chemical compounds · farm runoff · pellets · carbon footprint · irrigation systems · granules · biodiversity loss · greenhouse farming · top-dressing · runoff
nitrogen fertilizersorganic compost
Decomposed natural material for soil
manure · green manure · cover crops · organic matter · humus
nitrogen fertilizersorganic farming
Cultivation without synthetic chemicals
permaculture · natural farming · nitrogen fixation · crop rotation · sustainable agriculture
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