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Urea vs Ammonium sulphate | uses of urea and ammonium sulphate
Original: Urea V/s Ammonium sulphate | యూరియా మరియు అమ్మోనియం సల్ఫేట్ ఉపయోగాలు
Takeaway
Use ammonium sulphate on alkaline/saline soils or sulphur-demanding crops; urea is a pure cheap nitrogen source with no pH effect.
Summary
- Urea contains 46% nitrogen only; ammonium sulphate contains 21% N and 23% sulphur.
- Ammonium sulphate splits into ammonia + sulphate in soil, lowering pH — ideal for alkaline and saline soils and for sulphur-loving crops.
- Sulphur in ammonium sulphate aids amino acid, protein, enzyme and vitamin synthesis and helps suppress some fungal diseases.
- Recommended dose of ammonium sulphate is ~50 kg/acre across crops; urea stores longer than ammonium sulphate but does not correct soil pH.
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Original description
Urea V/s Ammonium sulphate | యూరియా మరియు అమ్మోనియం సల్ఫేట్ ఉపయోగాలు ammonium sulphate benefits urea V/s ammonium sulphate