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Benefits of Liquid Phosphorus Starter Fertilizers

The practice of applying liquid starter fertilizers with high phosphate analysis (%P2O5) at planting has become widely adopted in conventional farming. The benefits of this type of application are due to the conditions that are typically present when planting annual crops. Phosphorus is very immobile in the soil, so the crop’s roots need to actively search out the soil to take it up. In a newly germinated seedling, or a small transplant, the root system is very limited in the first few weeks of growth, so uptake of phosphorus is very difficult. In addition, soil temperatures in the spring may be relatively cool which slows down root growth and limits the activity of beneficial microbes that can help with phosphorus uptake. Phosphorus is an essential element for high energy activities such as root growth. An application of a liquid phosphorus fertilizer within the rootzone of the seedling or transplant, can help mitigate the transient phosphorus deficiency that occurs in the first few weeks of growth.