Fertilizer, process for producing the same, process for controlling inorganizing speed of urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product, and process for growing crops
Disclosed are a fertilizer containing a sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer and an urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product. The process for controlling inorganizing speed of urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product comprises adding to the urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product a sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer having special elution characteristics. The fertilizer of the invention and the process for controlling inorganizing speed of urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product of the invention make it possible to control the inorganizing speed of the condensation product without changing the particle size or form. The fertilizers of the invention or the urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation products can provide nitrogen components to plant in accordance with the periods of culture of desired crops and a pattern of absorbing nutrition. This is effective in saving of the number of additional fertilization or nitrogen components left in soil after the period of culture.
1. A fertilizer comprising a sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer and a urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product other than urea/formaldehyde condensation product, and optionally a water-soluble phosphoric acid, wherein the sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer has elution characteristics where after 2 grams of the sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer is dipped in 150 milliliters of a 2 weight percent aqueous solution of citric acid at 30° C., the time required to allow elution of 80 weight percent of phosphate components contained in the phosphatic fertilizer into the aqueous solution of citric acid ranges from 0.1 to 2000 minutes and the ratio of the sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer in conversion to P 2 O 5 to the urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product ranges from 0.01 to 5 weight percent.
2. The fertilizer of claim 1 , wherein the urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product comprises 2-oxo-4-methyl-6-ureidohexahydropyrimidine.
3. The fertilizer of claim 1 wherein, a water-soluble phosphoric acid is present in the fertilizer, and the ratio of the water-soluble phosphoric acid in conversion to P 2 O 5 to the urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product is 0.5 weight percent or less.
4. The fertilizer of claim 1 , wherein the fertilizer comprises a particulate form.
5. The fertilizer of claim 4 wherein the particle size ranges from 1 to 50 millimeters.
6. The fertilizer of claim 4 further comprising a water-repellent substance mixed with the sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer and urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product.
7. The fertilizer of claim 6 wherein the water-repellent substance has a melting point falling in the range of from 60 to 130° C.
8. The fertilizer of claim 6 wherein the water-repellent substance comprises one or more of natural wax and synthetic wax.
9. The fertilizer of claim 8 wherein the natural wax comprises one or more of hardened castor oil and derivatives thereof.
10. The fertilizer of claim 6 wherein the ratio of the water-repellent substance to the total amount of the sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer, the water-repellent substance, and the urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product ranges from 0.1 to 20 weight percent.
11. A process for controlling an inorganizing speed of a urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product other than urea/formaldehyde condensation product, comprising adding to the urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product a sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer having elution characteristics where after 2 grams of the sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer is dipped in 150 milliliters of a 2 weight percent aqueous solution of citric acid at 30° C., the time required to allow elution of 80 weight percent of phosphate components contained in the phosphatic fertilizer into the aqueous solution of citric acid ranges from 0.1 to 2000 minutes, wherein the ratio of the added sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer in conversion to P 2 O 5 to the urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product ranges from 0.01 to 5 weight percent.
12. The process of claim 11 wherein the urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product comprises 2-oxo-4-methyl-6-ureidohexahydropyrimidine.
13. The process of claim 11 further comprising mixing a water-repellent substance with the urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product.
14. The process of claim 13 wherein the water-repellent substance has a melting point falling in the range of from 60 to 130° C.
15. The process of claim 13 wherein the water-repellent substance comprises one or more of natural wax and synthetic wax.
16. The process of claim 15 wherein the natural wax comprises one or more of hardened castor oil and derivatives thereof.
17. The process of claim 13 wherein the ratio of the water-repellent substance to the total amount of the sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer, the water-repellent substance, and the urea/aliphatic aldehyde condensation product ranges from 0.1 to 20 weight percent.
18. A process for growing crops comprising administering to the crop the fertilizer of claim 1 .
19. A process for growing crops comprising administering to the crop the fertilizer of claim 2 .
20. A process for growing crops comprising administering to the crop the fertilizer of claim 4 .
21. The fertilizer of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer in conversion to P 2 O 5 to the urea-aliphatic aldehyde condensation product ranges from 0.01 to 1 weight percent.
22. The process of claim 11 , wherein the ratio of the sparingly water-soluble phosphatic fertilizer in conversion to P 2 O 5 to the urea-aliphatic aldehyde condensation product ranges from 0.01 to 1 weight percent.
23. A process for growing crops comprising administering to the crops the fertilizer of claim 21 .