Sunday, February 14, 2010

Extra Info

What is Urea?

Urea, also known as carbamide, is an organic compound which is the waste creates when the body undergoes protein. It is a compound produced by humans, many mammals, amphibians, and some fish. It's usually used in fertilizers, and is also an important raw material for the chemical industry. It's apperance is usually solid, colorless, odorless, neither acidic nor alkine, highly soluble in water, and is non toxic.


Agriculture Urea:

More than 90% of world production of urea is used as a fertilizer. It has the highest nitrogen out of all the fertilizers in common use. Because of this, it has the lowest transportation costs per unit. Urea is usually spread at rates between 40 and 300/kg but rates vary from time to time. During summer, urea is often spread just before, or during rain to minimize the loss from volatilization, or the process when nitrogen converts to ammonia gas in the atmosphere.


Fertilizers:

Fertilizers are soil amendments, a material added to soil to improve the plant growth and health. The type of conditioner added depends on the soil, climate, and type of plant. The main nutrients in fertilizers are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and other nutrients in smaller amounts. They are usually directly applies to soil and are sprayed on leaves. Organic fertilizers have been used for many centuries, while the chemically made inorganic fertilizers had only started during the industrial revolution.


Salt tolerance of plants:

Plant species vary in how well they are able to tolerate salt-affected soils. Some plants have the ability to tolerate high levels of salt, while other plants can tolerate a little or no salt at all. The growth of plants affect on how much salt is put in their soil. The growth of salt tolerances are are over a range of electrical conductivity (EC) levels. Electrical conductivity is when a solution is able to pass on an electrical current. To find out the is "soil sanity"an EC, electrical current is put in a glass using two electrodes in a solution taken from the soil being measured.


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