Manual Fertilizer Applicator for Vegetables and Cash Crop farmers
Also used for planting Seeds, such as, Corn, Beans, etc. and fertilizing at the same time.
Applies equal amount of fertilizer to all plants
Fertilizer Depths can be adjusted
Can hold up to 8 kg fertilizer in one go.
It is lightweight and durable
The body is transparent for visual observation of fertilizer and seed
Can Plant up to 1-acre seeds per day with one person
It is simple to operate
Advantages - The method of placing fertilizers within the soil next to the plant roots is calledBanding. The Benefits of Banding fertilizers as against Top-Dress (Placement on top of the soi)are:
Less Fertilizer loss to Volatilization and Leaching - Between 60% to 80% of the
fertilizer applied top-dressed may be loss to Volatilization (Go up in gas), and
Leaching.
The plants get in direct contact with the fertilizer for immediate uptake.
Guyana’s Coastal Soils are high in Iron and Aluminum. Top-Dressed method of
fertilizer application has proven to change Phosphorus as in TSP into Iron and
Aluminum Phosphates which are not taken up by plants.