PROBLEM SET
FERTILIZER COMPUTATION
1. Determine the nutrient content of the following fertilizer materials
a. 7.5 bags urea (46-0-0)
b. 275 Kg ammophos (16-20-0)
c. 345 kg (14-14-14)
d. 6.9 bags (21-0-0)
e. 5.6 bags (0-0-60)
f. 1 ton vermicompost (3.0% N, 1.1% P2O5, 0.8% K2O)
2. Mang Jack borrowed 4 bags of urea (45-0-0) from Mang Jill. Mang Jack returned 6 bags of
ammonium sulfate (21-0-0). Was the deal fair? Justify your answer. Assume:
Ammosol (21-0-0) @ P 800.00/bag , Urea (45-0-0) @ P 1,200.00/bag
3. Determine the amount of chicken dung to be applied in one hectare if the recommended rate
calls for the application of 90-60-30 kg/ha (chicken dung analysis N = 2.5%, P = 0.9%, K= 0.75%) Is
there still a need to apply 20-0-0 and 0-20-0 if yes how much?
4. If 5 bags of ammosol (21% N), 4 bags of single superphosphate (20% P2O5) and 3 bags of
muriate of potash (60 % K2O) were applied by a farmer to one hectare of corn, how much
nutrients had been applied? What was the approximate ratio of the fertilizer elements? (1 bag =
50 kg)
5. Given:
Fertilizer Rate: 120-70-30 kgs N, P205, K2O per ha.
Required:
a) Amt. of Complete (12-12-12)
b) Amt. of Ammophos (16-20-0)
c) Amt. of Ammosul (21-0-0)
6. Given:
Fertilizer Rate: 120-37.12-58.33 kgs N, P, K per ha.
Required:
a) Amt. of Complete (10-12-14)
b) Amt. of Ammophos (16-20-0)
c) Amt. of Ammosul (21-0-0)
7. Given:
Fertilizer Rate: 150-130-80 kgs N, P205, K2O per ha.
Fertilizers Available:
Complete (14-14-14) Php 414/bag
Ammonium Sulfate (21 -0-0) Php 210/bag
Urea (46-0-0) Php 462/bag
Superphosphate (0-20-0) Php 240/bag
Ammophos (16-20-0) Php 290/bag
Di-ammophos (18-46-0) Php 320/bag
Muriate of potash (0-0-60) Php 230/bag
Required: Cheapest Fertilizer Combination, find all possible combinations
8. Given:
Fertilizer Rate: 120-90-100 kgs N, P205, K2O per ha.
Planting distance: 50 cm x 75 cm
Required:
a) Amt. of complete, urea and muriate of potash for 1 hectare
b) Amt. of complete, urea and muriate of potash for 2.5 kg oven-dried soil
c) Amt. of complete, urea and muriate of potash needed per corn plant
9. A farm has a 7.75 ha monocrop coffee located at Las Nieves Agusan del Norte, upon soil
analysis on the farm, the recommended rate of fertilizer was 45-27-45 per quarter of a hectare.
Results recommend using Urea, DAP and MOP fertilizers. How much amount of fertilizer
combination will be given to each hill if the farm has 2m x 3m planting distance?
10. Mang Doming has a 1.5 hectare rice field he uses 4 bags complete fertilizer, 2 bags of ammosol
and 3 bags of MOP. What is the recommended rate of fertilizer per hectare of Mang Doming area?
11. A stratified technique in collecting soil samples was applied in the 10,000m2 field, the field
was distributed into four (4) even pieces of land obtaining 15 – 20 cores respectively. For site 1,
the recommended rate of fertilizer was 45-25-36. How much complete, urea and MOP will be
used in the field?
12. A coffee bearing tree has a recommended rate of 120gN, 60gP205, 120gK2O of fertilizer,
respectively and has a recommended planting distance of 2m x 3m. How much is the amount
needed in kilograms if a farm has 11.5 hectare land area?
13. Mang Nestor owns a banana garden with a planting distance of 2.5 m x 2.5 m on his 1-ha
garden. Each banana plant received a mixture of 200 g of 14-14-14, 400 g of 18-46-0, and 300 g of
46-0-0. Calculate the total weight of each fertilizer (in kg/ha) and determine the recommendation
rate he used.
14. Mr. Santos plans to plant corn on his 3-ha farm, with a planting distance of 75 cm x 75 cm.
Before planting, he conducted a soil analysis. After a month of waiting, he received a fertilizer
recommendation of 90-60-30 per hectare. Considering that his farm contains several types of
fertilizers, including complete fertilizer (14-14-14), Urea (46-0-0), and Solophos (0-18-0), we need
to determine how many grams of fertilizer should be applied per corn plant.
15. Based on the soil test result, Mang Jose was advised to apply fertilizer at a rate of 110-50-90
kg/ha. How many kilograms of 18-46-0, 46-0-0, and 0-0-60 can be used in a 50 m x 100 m corn field
for Mang Jose, following the split application below?
a. Basal (0 DAP) = 25% N - 50% P2O5 - 25% K2O
b. 15 DAP = 25% N - 50% P2O5 - 25% K2O
c. 30 DAP = 40% N - 0% P2O5 - 50% K2O