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Mineral fertilizers work in two ways: they enhance the general growth of plants and they enhance the effectiveness of the soil in many ways like water retention and aeration.
Mineral fertilizers today are divided into 4 main groups: potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus and lime.
The effect of phosphorus is to develop strong roots, many healthy flowers and fruits. Potassium helps stems to grow faster and stronger, increases the number of flowers and fruits. Nitrogen promotes the better leaves growth.
Among other macronutrients which have agricultural impact are calcium, magnesium, sulfur, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, zinc, cobalt, vanadium and boron. These elements themselves are not fertilizers, they only help to get harvest in larger quantities and better quality.
The most important fertilizer of all is nitrogen. It is present in proteins, in chlorophyll. Nitrogen is often used as a single nutrient or straight fertilizer. It is ammonia and its solutions. The most widespread mineral fertilizer is ammonium nitrate and calcium ammonium nitrate.
The straight phosphate fertilizers are mainly superphosphates. They are often water-soluble.
Potassium fertilizers are represented by potassium chloride, potassium carbonate, potassium sulfate and potassium nitrate.
Compound fertilizers are also often produced and used. Among other fertilizers there are carbamoyl-3-methylpyrazole, nitrapyrin and dicyandiamide which help to increase nitrogen uptake by the plants.
Today up to 50 % of all worldwide harvest are grown with use of fertilizers. Global fertilizers market’s value is US$185 billion per year, the particular European fertilizer market’s value is €15.3 billion per year. The fertilizers should be safe and effective. Unfortunately, the humankind did not develop fully safe fertilizers so far, many of them harm environment, human health and soils. Among the most dangerous elements caused by the fertilizers there are cadmium, fluoride, some radioactive elements, lead, arsenic, chromium, and nickel. The poor use of fertilizers can lead to soil acidity, irrecoverable changes in soil biology and irretrievable climate changes.
Ukraine produces a lot of mineral fertilizers per year. Trans Trade RK SA struggles to deliver these fertilizers worldwide without any harm to environment