What is Foliar Application of Soluble Fertilizers?
• This refers to spraying of growing plants with suitable fertilizers solutions these solutions may be prepared in low concentration to supply any one-plant nutrient or a combination of nutrients. • It has been established that all plant nutrients are absorbed through the leaves of plants and absorption is remarkable rapid for some nutrients. Why Foliar Application of Fertilizers? Foliar feeding is one of the most efficient ways of supplying essential nutrients to a growing crop. It provides a method of delivering fundamental nutrients at key growth stages when the plant can utilize them the most. • The nutrients are taken into the foliage and transported to all parts of the plant in a short period of time. Soil-applied nutrients depend upon moisture to dissolve the fertilizer, and much of those nutrients are tied up in the soil. • A nutrient balance can be maintained by foliar feeding, which may not occur with soil uptake. By foliar feeding the plant, the nutrients are available to th
