HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The main objectives of broadcasting the fertilizers at sowing time are to uniformly distribute the fertilizer over the entire field and to mix it with soil.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spreading fertilizers before sowing or planting the crops and mixing them by cultivating the soil during seedbed preparation is termed as basal application through broadcasting. Suitable for applying controlled/slow-release fertilizers.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are various fertilizer application methods that a grower should consider. The four main types of application methods consist of broadcasting, foliar, placement, and fertigation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solid fertilizers of straight or complex or mixed NPK fertilizers are directly applied to soil by adopting different methods of application based on the type of crop, season, age of the crop, type of fertilizer and their concentrations.