Single super phosphate fertilizer contains

🔑Key Points:
-Single Super Phosphate
-It is one of the most popular phosphatic fertilizers used.
-It contains three major plant nutrients namely Phosphorus, Sulphur, and Calcium along with traces of many micro-nutrients.
-It should be placed properly below the seed along with the combined use of compost and Bio-fertilisers.
-It is produced by reacting naturally occurring phosphate rock with sulphuric acid. This process converts insoluble phosphates into forms more readily available to plants.
-It contains 16% Phosphorus which is 100% water-soluble and 11% sulfur that increases oil content in oilseed crops.
-It also contains 21% Calcium that increases the stiffness of straw and thereby increases pest resistance in the crop.