(Satya Havilah, Intern Journalist) New Delhi: To promote balanced use of fertilizers in the country, National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) provides farmers with non-urea fertilizers like DAP, MOP, NPK, and sulfur-based fertilizers. Is encouraging to use. With these efforts, the company has recorded an increase in sales of all non-urea fertilizers in the first seven months of the current financial year.
The company registered an increase of 237% in Bentonite Sulfur and 133% in SSP this year compared to the same period last year in sales of Sulfur based fertilizers. Bentonite sulfur produced at the NFL Panipat plant recorded sales of 11730 MT in the period April-October 2020 as compared to 3478 MT in the same period last year, with SSP sales up to 14726 MT. Reached, which was 6323 MT in the same period last year.
On this achievement Mr. VN, Chairman and Managing Director of the company. Dutt said that “It is important to encourage the use of all types of fertilizers to provide balanced nutrition to the soil.”
Sulfur is essential to maximize plant growth and yield. As the fourth most important nutrient, sulfur is also essential in the efficiency of nitrogen use. National Fertilizers Limited markets a variety of biofertilizers in addition to urea, DAP, MOP, NPK, APS, compost, SSP, and bentonite sulfur. So that all kinds of fertilizers can be made available to the farmers under one roof.
After nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potash (K), sulfur (S) is the fourth major nutrient needed by the soil, and sulfur deficiency is widespread in Indian soil. It is essential for crops of oilseeds, pulses, vegetables, sugarcane, paddy, horticultural crops, etc.
Sulfur in the soil is replenished mainly through bentonite sulfur and SSP. While bentonite sulfur contains 90% sulfur, SSP contains 11% sulfur, 16% P2O5, and 21% calcium. Sulfur is essential to maximize plant growth and yield. As the fourth most important nutrient, sulfur is also essential in the efficiency of nitrogen use.