DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE FERTILISER (DAP)
Dimmonium
Phosphate fertilizer is mostly used for agriculture and horticulture. But, as
we all know that chemical fertilizers have a wide history in ruining our
plant’s soluble nutrition permanently and increasing its Ph level by high
amounts. So, in this article we will tell you that how you can make an organic
fertilizer at your home which is going to benefit your plant in the same way as
the DAP fertilizer does, but will not have any negative effects.
What is DAP fertilizer
So let
us first start by explain that what exactly is a DAP fertilizer. For a quick
response to this common question, DAP is a chemical fertilizer which is widely
used by farmers and gardeners to improve the growth of their crops or plants in
a short amount of time
DAP
stands for Diammonium Phosphate. Now, if you buy some DAP fertilizer from any
market, it comes in the form of small granules which may be white or black in color.
DAP is
produced when the ammonia get reacted with phosphoric acid
and become the most useful formula for gardening and farming.
The
chemical composition of Diammonium phosphate fertilizer is
(NH4)2HPO4
Here Nh4
is the compound which we commonly call ammonia, H represent the availability of
Hydrogen and PO4 represents the phosphate that present in the DAP
chemical composition.
Benefits of DAP fertilizer
The DAP
fertilizer consists of ammonia (nitrogen) and phosphate, which as we know are
the two major nutrients that a plant needs for beginning its growth. If we
check the availability of these two major nutrient then Diammonium phosphate
fertilizer contains 18% of Nitrogen and 46% of phosphorus and if consider it in
the form of NPK fertilizer then it is 0-18-46.
Which
means if we use 1KG of the DAP fertilizer for our plants and crops then we are
applying 180gm of nitrogen and 460gm of phosphorus.
And due
to this high concentration we get instant growth that looks good in our plants
and crops. The phosphorus enhances your plant’s growth and make it stable by
developing strong and deep roots and nitrogen helps in the vegetative growth by
which a plant become more busier grow more branches and leaves.
And being
a natural catalyst found in Diammonium phosphate fertilizer boosts the speed in
which the plant takes in enough nitrogen and the phosphorus present in the
fertilizer which has dissolved in the soil because of being a biodegradable
nutrient to enhance the plant and crops growth.
Overall
the DAP fertilizer takes care of giving all necessary commands to the plants
for starting and completing all required processes that a plant need to perform
for its proper growth.
Disadvantages of Diammonium phosphate fertilizer (DAP) Fertilizer
After
reading the advantages of this DAP fertilizer, you might be thinking that,
“wow! It’s a great fertilizer and I am going to be using it every day!” but,
unfortunately it’s not correct to be using more DAP fertilizer in your plants
and crop soil. This is simply because DAP is a chemical fertilizer, which means
that it will have some disadvantages also.
Some of the disadvantages which are most commonly appear are
First, it
increases the Ph of our soil and that may kill the soil micro-organisms which
are also referred to as a lifeline of gardening and farming.
Second,
it also may contribute to enhance the water pollution. When we use excess DAP
fertilizer then some of its amount leach out from soil and mix with natural
water resources and leads to water pollution.
Third,
Sometime gardener and farmer do not go through soil testing process and use
this chemical fertilizer directly in soil, without knowing the actual
requirement and this condition makes direct impact on their crop and plant’s
production yield that is not good for any farmer.
What is the organic Substitute of Diammonium phosphate fertilizer (DAP) Fertilizer
Now we
are aware about Diammonium phosphate fertilizer (DAP) and its advantages with
disadvantages. Now as we are looking for organic gardening and farming so,
let’s take a moment to think about the solution to this problem.
Well,
the answer is quiet simple. We can use an organic substitute in place of this
chemical fertilizer. But, for a substitute, it is must that it contains the
same amount of nutrients that the DAP fertilizer contains. This means that our
organic fertilizer should also contains 18% of nitrogen and 46% of phosphorus
by which the DAP is performing well for gardening and farming and that organic
fertilizer (substitute) should contain the same.
So now we are going to share an
easy
method of making an organic substitute of this Diammonium phosphate fertilizer. Now let’s start making this
fertilizer.
Step-1
First
of all, we will take 6KG of cow dung compost because cow dung compost contains
almost 3% nitrogen, 2% phosphorus and 1% potassium in it. And if we take it 6KG
of cow dung fertilizer then it contains almost 180g of nitrogen and 120g of
phosphorus.
Step-2
Next,
we will take 3KG of bone meal powder because bone meal contains a good amount
of phosphorus. When we check the nutrients value of bone meal, then we find out
that it contains around 14% to 16% of phosphorus.
And we
are taking 3KG of bone meal, and then it contains an average of 400g of
phosphorus.
Step-3
Now, we
will take a big container and pour the 6KG cow dung in it. After this, pour the
bone meal in the container and mix it well. After mixing it properly, we will
end up with 9KG of this organic fertilizer.
This
9KG of organic mixture is equal to 1KG of DAP fertilizer just without any bad
effects on our soil. The nutrient value of our organic fertilizer is around
180g nitrogen and 460g phosphorus. Now, because it is an organic fertilizer
instead of a chemical fertilizer, it will be beneficial for improving the soil
structure and improve the micro-organism activities.
So
friends, if we summaries this whole details then we can say that we can make an
organic substitute of Diammonium phosphate fertilizer (DAP) by mixing the described
amount of cow dung compost and bone meal powder. This 9KG of organic mixture
will provide almost all required nutrient to our soil and plants as 1 kg of Diammonium
phosphate fertilizer (DAP) can provide. I hope this information will be
helpful.
Thank
you
Team
Organic
gardening
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