Foliar Fertilizer叶面肥料
A foliar fertilizer is applied to the leaf surface and taken up through the leaf to supply nutrients. It is usually a liquid or powder with good water solubility, used to correct deficiencies rapidly or to supply secondary and micro elements.
Key points
- The advantages are rapid response and small doses, making it suitable for correcting deficiencies in the middle and late growth stages; the limitation is that a single application supplies little, so it cannot replace soil application.
- Concentration and timing are critical: too strong a solution scorches the leaf, and spraying in high temperature and bright sunshine worsens both scorching and evaporative loss.
- Urea and monopotassium phosphate are common ingredients — for example 0.3% urea with 0.3% monopotassium phosphate at grain filling in wheat.
- Compatibility must be checked before tank-mixing with pesticides to avoid precipitation or aggravated phytotoxicity.
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- Category:New-type fertilizer
- Definition basis:Lu Jingling (ed.), Plant Nutrition (China Agricultural University Press)
Updated:Oct 19, 2026