CAN (Calcium Ammonium Nitrate)
CAN is the most commonly used top fertilizer for fertilizing all plants except rice. It contains 26% nitrogen (N). Half of this is ammonium (NH4) nitrogen and the other half is in the form of nitrate (NO3) nitrogen. Nitrate nitrogen is quickly taken up by plant roots during the rapid development and yield periods of plants. A large portion of the nitrogen in the ammonium form is converted to nitrate (NO3) nitrogen by nitrogen bacteria in the soil depending on the soil conditions and the plants do not suffer from nitrogen deficiency. 75% of the total nitrogen taken up by all crop plants except rice during their development periods is in the form of nitrate nitrogen. For this reason, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) fertilizer is the most commonly used nitrogenous fertilizer in our country and in the world.
