Prilled Urea

$950.00/t - Ex-Store

Prilled Urea has the highest nitrogen content of all readily available fertilisers supplied in the New Zealand market. Prilled Urea is made up of 0.75mm-2.0mm prills and is typically used for direct application or when dissolving for liquid application.

Urea nitrogen is in the form of Urea (amide) form and first must be broken down by soil enzymes to become plant available (in ammonium and nitrate forms).

Categories Autumn, Liquid, Nitrogen, Solid, Spring, Summer, Winter

N:46%
P:0
K:0
S:0
Ca:0
Mg:0

Why Use Prilled Urea?

Prilled Urea is often applied as a single product application to crops and pasture with the intention of utilising the smaller particle size to improve product distribution and uptake when compared to standard granule Urea. Prilled Urea is also well suited to liquid applications with the smaller particle dissolving faster compared to granule Urea.

When applied under the right conditions Urea will provide crops and pasture with the most cost-effective form of nitrogen.
Nitrogen moves quickly through the soil profile and plants are quick to utilise available nitrogen, therefore nitrogen is often the most limiting factor when it comes to plant and pasture growth.

Product FAQs

When to Use

Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring

Precautions

Prilled Urea is a smaller particle size meaning even distribution can be difficult to achieve, spreading widths will also need to be reduced.
Avoid application in the heat of the day where possible.
Apply pre-rainfall/irrigation (ideally 10ml within 10 hours) to decrease losses through volatilisation.
Avoid application before large amounts of rainfall (40ml plus within 10 hours) to reduce leaching losses.

Nitrogen's Role in Plants

Nitrogen is always the nutrient in highest demand by plants, due to the greater content of nitrogen present on a dry weight basis in comparison to any other nutrient.
Nitrogen is a primary component of amino acids which are the building blocks of proteins. Thus, by adding nitrogen to soil the protein content in plants is increased.
Nitrogen is part of the chlorophyll molecule, and a part of numerous enzymes and coenzymes. Chlorophyll is responsible for photosynthesis, where sunlight is absorbed and stored in the plant as sugars and proteins.
Therefore, nitrogen is an integral part of photosynthesis.
Signs of nitrogen deficiency – reduced plant growth, yellowing of the leaf, early crop maturing.

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