A proper and rational management of fertigation allows to improve yields, compared to traditional fertilization.
Fertigation is a technique allowing the distribution of fertilizers into the soil along with irrigation water. There are different benefits of fertigation, including:
- better nutrients absorption into the plants by mixing fertilizers with water;
- more efficient use of water;
- optimized manpower for fertilizers application;
- smaller portion of soil downtrodden by agricultural machinery during cultivation;
- fertilization possible even when the cultivated land is not accessible to mechanical means;
- no dispersion of dust into the air during fertilizers application.
For a proper fertigation, we should know that it can be used only for irrigated crops, through a more technological irrigation system than traditional ones.
It is also important to have a deep knowledge of: soil fertility, water chemical features, climate data, crops’ nutritional and mineral needs, as well as its water requirements and the assimilation time of nutrients during the different vegetative stages of crops.
Fertigation differs significantly from traditional fertilization. The latter is fractional, with distribution occurring over long periods of time. Furthermore, it is superficial and imprecise and requires a certain level of soil moisture to let the fertilizer penetrate the soil.
In addition, if the fertilizers are not fully distributed throughout the soil, buildups or reactions between the different substances can occur, with consequent harmful effects on crops.
Fertigation, on the other hand, allows a uniform, constant and gradual distribution of products, which, when dissolving in water, easily reaches the roots. It’s also a precise technique, programmable remotely with mobile automation systems and monitored using special soil probes that check plants’ water and chemical needs.
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