LankaWeb – FEATURES'Fertilizer Saga' in Sri Lanka: A Considered Opinion
Posted on June 14th, 2021 by Professor W. A. J. M. De Costa -Senior Professor and Chair of Crop Science Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture University of Peradeniya Why use fertiliser on crops? Fertilisers are used for two purposes. One purpose is to provide essential plant nutrients that are required for crops to produce an economically-important product (i. e. food for humans, feed for animals, a variety of industrial products, etc.). Just as people require food, crops require nutrients for producing what is expected from them. When a crop is harveste...