1. Active ingredient

2. total percentage of nutrients being applied

3. Broadcasting

4. covering the entire area with fertilizer

5. Calcium

6. secondary nutrient that Aids in the movement of carbohydrates in plants, essential to healthy cell walls and root structure

7. Complete fertilizer

8. contains all three primary fertilizer nutrients (N-P-K)

9. Elemental fertilizer

10. provides only one plant nutrient

11. Fertigation

12. application of fertilizers through an irrigation system, usually used in greenhouses, golf courses, and nurseries

13. Fertilizer

14. any material used to provide nutrients needed to plants

15. Fertilizer analysis

16. the composition of active ingredients in the fertilizer, amount of Nitrogen-Phosophorus- Potassium in the fertilizer

17. Granular fertilizer

18. available in pellets or particles, release nutrients over time, do not dissolve in water easily

19. Inert ingredient

20. the carrier or filler ingredient that allows deposition of the fertilizer

21. Inorganic fertilizer

22. synthetic nutrients from minerals

23. Liquid fertilizer

24. purchased in powder form and mixed with water, called water soluble, used to water and fertilize at the same time

25. Magnesium

26. secondary nutrient that is an ingredient in chlorophyll, helps move the starch within the plant, needed for fat and oil formation

27. Nitrogen

28. key element in vegetative growth, determines green color of plants and density, used by the plant to make chlorophyll

29. Organic fertilizer

30. naturally occurring nutrient materials from decomposed plant or animal products

31. Phosphorus

32. stimulates plant growth and root development, promotes seed formation

33. Potassium

34. improves disease resistance, helps in production of carbohydrates

35. Sidedressing

36. placing fertilizer near the soil surface along the both sides of the crop’s rows

37. Soluble

38. dissolved in water

39. Sulfur

40. secondary nutrient that helps in the formation of oils and protein molecules

41. Topdressing

42. placing fertilizer uniformly into the top one to two inches of the growing media around the base of plants