Abstract
Chilean nitrate, according to the Nitrate Corporation of Chile, London, is a natural fertilizer obtained from the mineral deposits of Northern Chile. Its special properties are attributed to the natural blending of plant nutrients. Chilean nitrate contains 16 percent nitrogen in the nitrate form, directly assimilable by the roots of plants. It is most efficient as a top dressing dissolving rapidly into the soil and providing the crop with immediately available nitrogen. The effect is maintained during the entire growing period and is often seen on the subsequent crops. Owing to its natural stability, Chilean nitrate, is unaffected by soil conditions and is not subject to any loss of nitrogen by volatilization. It increases the activities of microorganisms in the soil and therefore has special value where conditions of reduced bacterial action prevail as a result of high temperature. The availability of phosphates in the soil is increased by the use of Chilean nitrate. It also conserves soil calcium and prevents acidification. The supplementary action of sodium improves the vigour of plants giving them strength to withstand attacks of pests and disease. Chilean nitrate also decreases wilting in hot dry weather.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Chilean nitrate was described as an efficient top dressing that rapidly supplies available nitrogen to crops.
- Taxon
- Ragi (Eleusine coracana)
Eleusine coracanat0 - Treatment
- top dressinge0
- Outcome
- immediately available nitrogene0
- Direction
- most efficiente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It is most efficient as a top dressing dissolving rapidly into the soil and providing the crop with immediately available nitrogen.”
t0“Ragi (Eleusine coracana)”
Claim · model-written summary
The fertilizer effect was said to persist during the growing period and often into subsequent crops.
- Taxon
- Ragi (Eleusine coracana)Eleusine coracanat0
- Outcome
- effecte0
- Qualifier
- entire growing periode0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect is maintained during the entire growing period and is often seen on the subsequent crops.”
t0“Ragi (Eleusine coracana)”
Claim · model-written summary
Chilean nitrate was said to increase soil phosphate availability.
- Taxon
- Ragi (Eleusine coracana)Eleusine coracanat0
- Treatment
- Chilean nitratee0
- Outcome
- availability of phosphates in the soile0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The availability of phosphates in the soil is increased by the use of Chilean nitrate.”
t0“Ragi (Eleusine coracana)”
Claim · model-written summary
Sodium supplementation from Chilean nitrate was said to improve plant vigour and pest and disease resistance.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee0
- Compound
- sodiume0
- Outcome
- vigour of plantse0
- Direction
- improvese0
Verbatim
e0“The supplementary action of sodium improves the vigour of plants giving them strength to withstand attacks of pests and disease.”
t0“Ragi (Eleusine coracana)”
Claim · model-written summary
Chilean nitrate was said to decrease wilting in hot dry weather.
- Taxon
- Ragi (Eleusine coracana)Eleusine coracanat0
- Treatment
- Chilean nitratee0
- Outcome
- wiltinge0
- Direction
- decreasese0
- Qualifier
- hot dry weathere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Chilean nitrate also decreases wilting in hot dry weather.”
t0“Ragi (Eleusine coracana)”