Nutrient content in manures and fertilizers

Nutrient content in manures and fertilizers

In this article, we will learn about the nutrient content found in the different manures and chemical fertilizers. The percentage content of plant nutrients in different organic manures can vary slightly from what has been mentioned below because  the amount of nutrients in organic manures depends on different factors of the material from which the compost/manure is made.

Organic Manures

Manures nameNitrogen %Phosphorus %Potash %
Farmyard manure0.4 – 0.50.250.5
Compost manure0.5 – 0.61.52.3
Biogas slurry1.2 – 2.01.1 – 2.00.8 – 1.0
Press mud1.1 – 1.54 – 51 – 2
Molasses0.75.32
Saw-Dust0.10.20.4
Rice Husks & Hulks0.3 – 0.50.2 – 0.30.4 – 0.5
Sea weeds0.3 – 0.50.03 – 0.180.7 – 1.8
Blood meal10 – 121 – 21.0
Fish meal5 – 103 – 90.3 – 1.5
Meat meal10 – 112 – 30.5
Bone meal3 – 415 – 20
Poultry manure3.81.51.7
Guano (excreta of birds)1 – 122.5 – 16
Hoof & Horn meal9 – 14
Night soil1.51.10.5
Town or City composed0.5 – 1.00.3 – 0.90.4 – 1.0
Sewage sludge5 – 63 – 4
Pond soil1.0
Neem cake (Azadirachta indica)5.21.11.5
Mahua cake (Butter tree cake)2.50.81.9
Castor cake4.41.91.4
Groundnut cake7.31.51.3
Linseed cake5.51.51.3
Mustard cake5.21.91.2
Cotton cake (with rind)4.01.91.6
Cotton cake (without rind)6.42.92.2
Sesame cake6.22.01.2
Safflower cake (with rind)4.91.41.2
Safflower cake (without rind)8.02.21.9
Coconut cake3.01.91.8

Inorganic Fertilizers

1. Nitrogenous Fertilizers

Fertilizers NameNitrogen %Phosphorus %Potash %
(A) Ammonium fertilizers
Ammonium Sulfate – (NH4)2SO421 %
Ammonium chloride – NH4Cl25 %
Anhydrous ammonia – NH382 %
(B) Nitrate fertilizers
Sodium nitrate – NaNO316 %
Calcium nitrate – Ca(NO3)215.5 %
(C) Nitrate ammonium fertilizers
Ammonium Sulfate nitrate26 %
Ammonium Nitrate33.5 %
Calcium Ammonium Nitrate21 – 27 %
(D) Amide fertilizers
Urea – NH2CONH246 %
Calcium cyanamide – CaCN221 %

2. Phosphatic Fertilizers

Fertilizers nameNitrogen %Phosphorus %Potash %
(A) Water soluble
(Mono calcium phosphate fertilizers)
Single Super phosphate16 – 18 %
Double Super phosphate32 %
Triple Super phosphate46 – 49 %
(B) Citric acid soluble
(Di-calcium phosphate fertilizers)
Calcium metaphosphate60- 64 %
Di-calcium phosphate32 – 39 %
Basic slag14 – 25 %
Rhenania phosphate23 – 26 %
Rock phosphate20 – 40 %

3. Potassic Fertilizers

Fertilizers nameNitrogen %Phosphorus %Potash %
Muriate of potash (Potassium chloride)60 %
Potassium Sulfate (sulfate of potash)48 – 52 %
Potassium carbonate65 %
Potassium Magnesium Sulfate21 – 30 %

4. Complex fertilizers

Fertilizers nameNitrogen %Phosphorus %Potash %
Mono Ammonium Phosphate1148
Di-ammonium phosphate (D A P)1846
Urea Ammonium Phosphate28
24
20
28
24
20


Nitrophosphate24
20
18
15
24
20
18
15



Mono Potassium phosphate05234
Potassium Nitrate13045
NPK10
12
15
22
14
17
14
19
20
26
32
15
22
35
17
28
19
10
26
16
15
11
14
17
14
19
10

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The following amount of sulfur, magnesium and calcium are available in the soil by the use of various fertilizers and soil amendments:

Fertilizers / Soil AmendmentsSulfur %Calcium %Magnesium %
(A) Nitrogenous fertilizers
Calcium nitrate19.51.5
Calcium Ammonium Nitrate8.04.5
Calcium cyanamide39.0
Ammonium Sulfate24.0
Ammonium Sulfate nitrate15.0
(B) Phosphatic fertilizers
Single Super phosphate11-1419.50.3
Triple Super phosphate4.015.0
Bone meal23.0
Di calcium phosphate23.0
Basic slag15-331.8 – 9.0
Rock phosphate35-38
(C) Potassic fertilizers
Potassium Sulfate14 – 180.6
Potassium Magnesium Sulfate10.8
(D) Soil amendments
Gypsum – CaSO4.2H2O16.823.0
Dolomite14 – 324 – 12
Lime – CaC0332
Quicklime or burnt lime – CaO71
Hydrated lime – [Ca(OH)2]54
Calcium chloride18 – 36
Magnesium Sulfate (Dry)23 – 2619.8
Epsom MgSO4.7H2O13.09.8
Magnesite – MgCO327.0
Magnesium chloride12.0
Farmyard manure0.2 – 0.70.1 – 0.3

Compounds providing micronutrients

CompoundsMicronutrients nameNutrient %
Ferrous sulfate – FeSO4.7H2OIron19 %
Manganese sulfate – MnSO4.4H2OManganese30.5 %
Zinc sulfate (monohydrate – ZnSO4.H2O)Zinc35 %
Zinc sulfate (Heptahydrate – ZnSO4.7H2O))Zinc22 %
Copper sulfate (monohydrate – CuSO4.H2O)Copper35 %
Copper sulfate (pentahydrate – CusO4.5H2O)Copper25 %
Sodium borate (Borax) – Na2B4O7.10H2OBoron10.6 %
Sodium molybdate – Na2MoO4.2H2OMolybdenum17 – 39 %
Ammonium molybdate – (NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2OMolybdenum54 %

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