Refers to spreading of fertilizer all over the field

Types of broadcasting

Broadcasting of fertilizer particularly nitrogenous fertilizers in closely sown crop like paddy and wheat. To supply nitrogen

Applying incorporating of fertilizer into the soil before or at sowing

Referees to a placement of a fertilizer in soil at a specific place with organic without reference to the position of the seed

Types of placement

Fertilizer is placed at the bottom of the plough furrow in a continuous band

Placement of ammoniacal nitrogenous fertilizer

Refers to the application of fertilizer closed to the seed or plant

In this method, the fertilizer is applied at the time of sowing

Refers to the spread of fertilizer in between the rows and around the plants

Band placement type

Practice for the application of fertilizer in orchards

The fertilizer is applied in continuous band on one or both sides of the row

Referees to the placements of nitrogenous fertilizers in the form of pellets 2.5 to 5 cm deep

Refers to the application of solutionN, P2O5 and k2O in the ratio of 1:2:3 and 1:1:2 to young plant and transplanting

Referees to the spraying of the fertilizer solutions

Referees to the application of water soluble fertilizer through irrigation water

Liquid fertilizer

In areas where ground application is not practicable, the fertilizer solutions are applied by aircraft