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Fertilisers for plant growth

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Fertilisers for plant growth

The various manufactured and natural fertilisers contribute different nutrients for plant growth. Potash contains potassium; urea contains nitrogen; elemental sulfur contains sulfur; reactive rock phosphate contains phosphorus; and superphosphate contains phosphorus, sulfur and calcium.

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Ants Roberts, Fertiliser industry – Products and services, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15852/fertilisers-for-plant-growth (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Ants Roberts, published 1 March 2009.