Ammonium Nitrate Calcium Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer

Abstract

Soils subjected to modern agricultural intensive usage require .the frequent addition of a number of mineral nutrients. Nitrogen is the most important among them. Ammonium Nitrate (AN) is a pure nitrogenous fertilizer having a nitrogen (N) content of about 35%.. 50% of the N is immediately available to the plants in form of nitrate. The other 50% being ammonium is made available by the soil bacteria. This means that the immediate effect of fertilizing after spreading as well as an expanded effect are achieved. Nitric acid is an intermediate product in the production of AN.