What is DAP fertilizer? Know its features and the new price of DAP in the market

Newz Fast, New Delhi: Not only this, it also contains 39.5 percent soluble phosphorus, 15.5 percent ammonium nitrate along with nutrients. This fertilizer is available in 50 kg packs in the Indian market.

Manure is most useful for good crop yield. Farmers have started using DAP fertilizer for farming nowadays. Today we will let you know all the information related to DAP fertilizer in detail.

Let us tell you that the full name of DAP is Di Ammonium Phosphate, which is a chemical fertilizer of alkaline nature. It was started in the year 1960.

If you look at it, it is among the most important fertilizers in chemical fertilizers. This fertilizer is very popular among farmers in the Indian market

What is DAP?
DAP is considered as one of the phosphoric fertilizers used in agriculture. Farmers have started using it mostly since the Green Revolution. Let us tell you that 18 percent nitrogen and 46 percent phosphorus are found in this manure.

Not only this, it also contains 39.5 percent soluble phosphorus, 15.5 percent ammonium nitrate along with nutrients. This fertilizer is available in 50 kg packs in the Indian market.

Features of DAP fertilizer
Its use provides nutrients to the crops.
This allows the plant to grow and develop well.

New price of DAP in the market?
Fertilizers are given with subsidy and without subsidy as per the convenience of the farmers in the Indian market. The price of a 50 kg bag of DAP fertilizer without subsidy in the market is around Rs 4073.

At the same time, the price of a subsidized 50 kg bag is up to 1350 rupees.

Fertilizer according to government rules
In view of the black market of fertilizer in the country, the government also periodically issues a new list of fertilizer for farmers, which contains all the information about how much fertilizer a farmer should get for his farm.

For example, this year, the agriculture department will provide 307 kg of urea, 326 kg of DAP, 25 kg of sulphur, 30 kg of zinc and 12 kg of boron to the farmers for potatoes. Apart from this, 275 kg of urea, 130 kg of DAP, 20 kg of sulphur, 35 kg of zinc etc. will be provided for wheat.