Fertilizer injecter
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A fertilizer injector is a piece of farming equipment used by farmers to reduce labor when fertilizing a large number of crops. Though this device can be used in a variety of agricultural ways, these injectors are essential in greenhouses and nurseries. This injector is utilized every time the plants are watered, which provides consistency for necessary plant growth. This form of micro-irrigation has become more popular over the past few years, which only further contributes to how unparalleled uniformity this device provides.[1]
Farmers accomplish fertilizing large sections of crops by combining water-soluble fertilizer and water in a tank, where it is then expelled by the injectors onto waiting crops. This process is known as fertigation. By injecting a specified amount of concentrated fertilizer into the device, the injector mixes this into what is called a stock solution. To avoid overfertilization of plants that would result in the plant's death, the precise ratio of fertilizer to water must stay consistent. The concentrated fertilizer solution is stored and mixed in a stock tank and then uniformly distributed throughout the irrigation system as a dilute solution. This distribution system provides more convenience over using dry fertilizers and ensures adequate supply of nitrogen to the plant growth.[2] [3]