YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
Each time a crop is harvested, it takes some of the soil's nutrients with it. Fertilizers replace those nutrients so the soil can continue to produce healthy crops.
For more than a century, the application of mineral fertilizer has been instrumental in improving agricultural production throughout the world. Today, fertilizers account for more than one-third of all crop yields.
With growing populations, improving diets and declining per capita arable land, sustainable increases in agricultural production will require maximizing crop yields. This can only be achieved with the proper use of fertilizers.
Nutrients
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Uses and Benefits
Fertilizer:Improves root strength and helps plants fight stress, disease and injury
Enhances taste, color and texture of crops and increases yields Feed:Aids animal growth and milk production
Industrial:
Used in computer and TV screens, soaps, de-icers, water softeners
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Uses and Benefits
Fertilizer:Basic building block for proteins and enzymes in all living cells
Speeds the growth of plant roots, stalks and vines Feed:Essential to RNA, DNA and cell maturation
Industrial:
Used in plastics, resins, adhesives
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Uses and Benefits
Fertilizer:Critical to photosynthesis and other key energy reactions in plants
Speeds crop maturity and reproduction and increases yields Feed:Necessary for skeletal development and repair of animal muscles
Industrial:
Used in soft drinks, food products, metal treatment
