Kentucky Administrative Regulations (Last Updated: August 1, 2016) |
TITLE 12. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION |
Chapter 4. Fertilizer |
12 KAR 4:160. Guaranteed nutrients
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Section 1. When the chemical forms of a plant nutrient are guaranteed, the percentage for each component shall be shown before the name of the form. Example:
Total nitrogen (N).................................... 34 percent
17 percent nitrate nitrogen
17 percent ammoniacal nitrogen
Magnesium (mg)..................................... 2.0 percent
1 percent water soluble magnesium (Mg)
Sulfur (S)................................................ 10.0 percent
5 percent free sulfur (S)
5 percent combined sulfur (S)
Iron (Fe)................................................... 2.0 percent
2 percent chelated iron (Fe)
Manganese (Mn)..................................... 1.0 percent
0.5 percent water soluble manganese (Mn) (11 Ky.R. 516; eff. 11-13-84; Am. 21 Ky.R. 459; eff. 9-28-94.)
Notation
RELATES TO: KRS 250.366(7)
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 250.421
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: To interpret the fertilizer law as it relates to the format for guaranteeing chemical forms of a guaranteed nutrient.