Magnesium nitrate (or as this compound is also called - magnesium nitrate) is an excellent fertilizer for plants. It is magnesium nitrate that is used to ensure that plants receive the necessary amount of such a trace element as magnesium, as well as nitrogen, which is necessary for the growth and he alth of the plant.
Chemical formula
The fertilizer used is not just magnesium nitrate, but magnesium nitrate per 6 water molecules. The compound formula looks like this: Mg(NO3)2 6H2O. It is this compound that is called magnesium nitrate.
Application
Magnesium nitrate solution is used as a fertilizer, as it contains magnesium and nitrogen so necessary for plants. The advantages of using this particular compound is that the solution does not contain harmful contaminants, and is also completely soluble in water. Magnesium nitrate can also be used in combination with other fertilizers, such as calcium nitrate. The advantages include thethat the solution is simple enough to use.
What are the benefits for plants
Magnesium nitrate is the most commonly used fertilizer. But what is its benefit? It is worth noting that magnesium is an extremely important trace element for plants, since it is he who is the main atom in chlorophyll. That is why it is so important that plants do not lack this element.
It is necessary for the growth process to go faster, and the cells to divide more often. In addition, magnesium maintains the necessary level of protein and affects the fact that plants can absorb phosphorus, which is also necessary for them.
If plants have magnesium starvation, then leaf necrosis is possible, as well as a smaller yield. But this does not mean that they always need magnesium. If there is an excess of it, then this will entail the indigestibility of other trace elements, for example, K and Ca.
If the plant is in soil with high acidity, then most likely it experiences magnesium starvation, since in such conditions this trace element cannot be fully absorbed.
Magnesium nitrate is one of the best compounds used for root feeding of various plants, vegetables, berries and fruit crops. Most often, fertilizer is used with drip irrigation. The advantage of this method is that it allows the use of less nitrogen fertilizer.
Application doses
Before you fertilize your plants, you need to do some testing to make sure it doesn't cause more damage. It depends on the soil environment, on the territorial location of the site. Also, the lack of magnesium can be judged by the harvest. If after harvesting, its amount has decreased from 40 to 50%, this may indicate that the plants are deficient in micronutrients.
If foliar feeding is used, then a concentration of magnesium nitrate solution from 1 to 4% should be tried. If the root (that is, it brings in with the water that the plant is watered with), then it is necessary that the concentration be much less - from 0.01 to 0.2%.
