The best fertilizers for sorghum farming in Nigeria are fertilizers with the essential macro-nutrients and micronutrients the crop needs. These fertilizers should have nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, molybdenum and boron etc.
NPK fertilizers are arguably the best fertilizers for sorghum farming in Nigeria. Sorghum does really well when it gets the required doses of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. A soil analysis is recommended to be done before you apply fertilizers to your sorghum crop.
Other fertilizers that can be used for sorghum farming include manure, calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate and lime etc.
The Best Fertilizers for Sorghum Farming in Nigeria
The following are the best fertilizers for sorghum farming in Nigeria:
NPK Fertilizers
The NPK fertilizer has nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium as their main constituents. The NPK fertilizer is the most popular type of fertilizers used for sorghum farming in Nigeria. It is also considered the best fertilizer for sorghum farming.
NPK 15:15:15 has 15% nitrogen, 15% phosphorus and 15% potassium. This type of balanced fertilizer is usually applied in sorghum farming for basal purpose. The NPK 15:15:15 has equal quantity of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
NPK 20:10:10 has 20% nitrogen, 10% phosphorus and 10% potassium. This type of NPK fertilizer is usually used during the vegetative stage of the sorghum plants.
NPK 12:12:17 fertilizer has 12% nitrogen, 12% phosphorus and 17% potassium. This type of NPK fertilizer can be applied during the pod initiation stage of sorghum plants.
Humate
Humates like humic acid, fluvic acid and potassium humate are known to be good fertilizers for farming. Humates can be considered as one of the best fertilizers for sorghum farming.
Humates can enhance the soil and increase microbial activities in the soil.
Lime
Lime can also be one of the best fertilizers for sorghum farming in Nigeria. Examples of lime include limestone and dolomite.
Lime supplies calcium and magnesium to the soil. These nutrients can increase the pH of the soil and make other nutrients available to plants.
Manure
Chicken manure can be used to enhance sorghum farming. Extra care hould be exercised when applying manure for sorghum plants as too hot manure can harm the sorghum plants. Manure with a high nitrogen content can also harm the sorghum plants.
Manure should be well cured before you use it for sorghum farming. Manure can be covered or spread in the sun for it to be cured.
Other types of manure that can be used for sorghum farming are guano, horse manure, cow manure, pig manure and goat manure etc.
Other fertilizers that can be used for sorghum farming are:
- Potassium Nitrate
- Calcium Nitrate
- Mono Potassium Phosphate
- CAN fertilizer
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