Table 2: Summary of the measured nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and magnesium (Mg) concentrations, resulting fertilizer grade, and pH for the six fertilizer-P sources used in this study. Means (± standard error) are reported (n = 5), reproduced from Omidire, et al. [28].
Fertilizer-P Source† |
Nutrient Concentration |
Fertilizer Grade†† |
pH |
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N |
P |
Mg |
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MAP |
10.7 (0.1) |
20.9 (0.2) |
1.5 (< 0.1) |
11-48-0 |
4.37 (0.02) |
DAP |
18.1 (0.1) |
18.3 (0.1) |
0.7 (< 0.1) |
18-42-0 |
7.32 (0.03) |
TSP |
< 0.1 (< 0.1) |
18.2 (0.4) |
0.6 (< 0.1) |
0-42-0 |
2.42 (0.02) |
RP |
< 0.1 (< 0.1) |
7.6 (0.1) |
0.3 (< 0.1) |
0-17-0 |
6.67 (0.04) |
CPST |
5.7 (0.2) |
11.7 (0.2) |
8.3 (0.2) |
6-27-0 |
8.77 (0.13) |
ECST |
5.1 (0.2) |
16.1 (0.3) |
12.7 (0.3) |
5-37-0 |
-‡ |
†Monoammonium phosphate (MAP), diammonium phosphate (DAP), triple superphosphate (TSP), rock phosphate (RP), chemically precipitated struvite (CPST), and electrochemically precipitated struvite (ECST); ††Fertilizer grade is reported as N-P2O5-K2O based on measured concentrations of N, P, and K; ‡Limited supply of ECST prohibited pH determination.