Development and evaluation of agri-glasses as slow release fertilizers

Abstract

A number of Agri-glass compositions were designed and formulated along their related scientific investigations in the laboratory. The prepared glass compositions were divided as solid samples for different investigations and remaining were powdered after a ball milling for 30 minutes (approximately) for the agriculture applications. Rate of leaching of various constituents present in the prepared glass composition had also been carried out immersion test method. FTIR and SEM techniques have also been employed to explain the data obtained.