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Chemical fertilizers are classified on the basis of type and form of nutrients they contain: (a) Nitrogenous fertilizers (N), (b) Phosphate fertilizers; (c) Potassic fertilizers. 1. Nitrogenous Fertilizers: (a) Nitrate fertilizers contain nitrogen in nitrate form; preferred by majority of plants, readily soluble in water and quickly available to plants. In moist and waterlogged conditions, these are leached down/converted into [...]