Fertilizer - Revision history

Michel Lamontagne at 21:22, 6 November 2020

2020-11-06T21:22:21Z

Michel Lamontagne: /* Plant composition */

2020-10-29T01:36:48Z

Plant composition

Michel Lamontagne at 01:28, 29 October 2020

2020-10-29T01:28:14Z

Michel Lamontagne: /* Plant composition */

2020-10-29T01:27:15Z

Plant composition

Michel Lamontagne at 17:39, 14 May 2019

2019-05-14T17:39:09Z

Michel Lamontagne at 15:55, 28 April 2019

2019-04-28T15:55:27Z

Michel Lamontagne at 15:47, 28 April 2019

2019-04-28T15:47:57Z

Jburk at 20:47, 18 December 2018

2018-12-18T20:47:07Z

Rfc: link added

2018-02-13T19:20:26Z

link added

Laertes: difference from compost

2009-01-17T14:20:08Z

difference from compost

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 Average elemental composition of corn tissue (silage). From Troeh, Frederick and L. M. Thompson. 1993. Soils and soil fertility. Oxford University Press. New York.
-This table is for corn.  Exact composition for plants will vary, but will generally be in similar proportions.
+This table is for corn silage, so it may be dryer than most plants, and already separated from some biomass.  Exact composition for plants will vary, but will generally be in similar proportions.
 ==Requirements==

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 |450,000
 |45
-|In [[water]]
+|In [[water]], lignine, cellulose, carbohydrates
 |-
 |[[carbon]]
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 |13,000
 |1.3
-|DNA
+|DNA, ATP
 |-
 |[[silicon]]
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 |9,000
 |0.9
+|Part of ATP
 |-
 |[[calcium]]
 |2,500
 |0.25
+|Element of cell walls and enzymes
 |-
 |[[phosphorus]]
 |1,600
 |0.16
+|Part of ATP
 |-
 |[[magnesium]]

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 |450,000
 |45
-|In water
+|In [[water]]
 |-
 |[[carbon]]
 |440,000
 |44
-|In carbohydrates
+|In [[carbohydrates]]
 |-
 |[[hydrogen]]

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+|
 |-
-|oxygen
+|[[oxygen]]
 |450,000
 |45
 |In water
 |-
-|carbon
+|[[carbon]]
 |440,000
 |44
 |In carbohydrates
 |-
-|hydrogen
+|[[hydrogen]]
 |63,000
 |6.3
 |In water and carbohydrates
 |-
-|nitrogen
+|[[nitrogen]]
 |13,000
 |1.3
 |DNA
 |-
-|silicon
+|[[silicon]]
 |12,000
 |1.2
+|
 |-
-|potassium
+|[[potassium]]
 |9,000
 |0.9
+|
 |-
-|calcium
+|[[calcium]]
 |2,500
 |0.25
+|
 |-
-|phosphorus
+|[[phosphorus]]
 |1,600
 |0.16
+|
 |-
-|magnesium
+|[[magnesium]]
 |1,600
 |0.16
+|
 |-
-|sulfur
+|[[sulfur]]
 |1,500
 |0.15
+|
 |-
-|chlorine
+|[[chlorine]]
 |1,500
 |0.15
+|
 |-
-|aluminum
+|[[aluminum]]
 |1,100
 |0.11
+|
 |-
-|sodium
+|[[sodium]]
 |300
 |0.03
+|
 |-
-|iron
+|[[iron]]
 |90
 |0.009
+|
 |-
-|manganese
+|[[manganese]]
 |60
 |0.006
+|
 |-
-|zinc
+|[[zinc]]
 |30
 |0.003
+|
 |-
-|boron
+|[[boron]]
 |10
 |0.001
+|
 |-
-|copper
+|[[copper]]
 |5
 |0.0005
+|
 |-
-|molybdenum
+|[[molybdenum]]
 |1
 |0.0001
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 This table is for corn.  Exact composition for plants will vary, but will generally be in similar proportions.
-== Requirements ==
+==Requirements==
 The most important fertilizer is nitrogen(N), followed by potassium (K) and phosphorus(P).  Calcium(Ca) and magnesium(Mg) can be supplied by limestone, if it is found on Mars.  Silicon is the most abundant element on Mars after oxygen.{{stub}}
 [[category:Growing Methods]]

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 '''Fertilizer''' is used to enrich the growing medium of [[plants]] with essential nutrients. It differs from [[compost]] in that compost is used as [[soil]] or mixed into soil, while fertilizer is added solely as a source of nutrients. Fertilizer can be made with [[waste biomass recycling|organic waste]] and enriched with chemicals like [[Ammonia]] (for Nitrogen).  The purpose of fertilizer is to allow plants to reach essential elements more easily, or to supplement nutrients absent from certain soils.
-== Plant composition ==
+==Plant composition==
 {| class="wikitable"
 |'''Element'''
 |'''Corn silage'''
+|
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+|
 |-
 |oxygen
 |450,000
 |45
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 |In carbohydrates
 |-
 |hydrogen
 |63,000
 |6.3
 |In water and carbohydrates
 |-
 |nitrogen
 |13,000
 |1.3
 |DNA
 |-
 |silicon
 |12,000
 |1.2
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+|
 |-
 |calcium
 |2,500
 |0.25
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+|
 |-
 |magnesium
 |1,600
 |0.16
+|
 |-
 |sulfur
 |1,500
 |0.15
+|
 |-
 |chlorine
 |1,500
 |0.15
+|
 |-
 |aluminum
 |1,100
 |0.11
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+|
 |-
 |manganese
 |60
 |0.006
+|
 |-
 |zinc
 |30
 |0.003
+|
 |-
 |boron
 |10
 |0.001
+|
 |-
 |copper
 |5
 |0.0005
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 Average elemental composition of corn tissue (silage). From Troeh, Frederick and L. M. Thompson. 1993. Soils and soil fertility. Oxford University Press. New York.
-This table is for corn.  Exact composition for plants will vary, but will generally be in similar proportions. {{stub}}
+This table is for corn.  Exact composition for plants will vary, but will generally be in similar proportions.
 [[category:Growing Methods]]

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−	'''Fertilizer''' is used to enrich the growing medium of [[plants]] with essential nutrients. It differs from [[compost]] in that compost is used as [[soil]] or mixed into soil, while fertilizer is added solely as a source of nutrients. Fertilizer can be made with organic waste and enriched with chemicals like [[Ammonia]].	+	'''Fertilizer''' is used to enrich the growing medium of [[plants]] with essential nutrients. It differs from [[compost]] in that compost is used as [[soil]] or mixed into soil, while fertilizer is added solely as a source of nutrients. Fertilizer can be made with [[waste biomass recycling\|organic waste]] and enriched with chemicals like [[Ammonia]].

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-'''Fertilizer''' is useed to grow plants. Fertilizer can be made with organic waste and enriched with chemicals like [[Ammonia]].
+'''Fertilizer''' is used to enrich the growing medium of [[plants]] with essential nutrients. It differs from [[compost]] in that compost is used as [[soil]] or mixed into soil, while fertilizer is added solely as a source of nutrients. Fertilizer can be made with organic waste and enriched with chemicals like [[Ammonia]].
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 [[Category:Greenhouse]]