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Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer (DAP) Diammonium Phosphate Fertilizer (DAP) is a type of fertilizer with a high concentration of phosphorus. The Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer has 18% concentration of nitrogen and 46% concentration of phosphorus. DAP fertilizer also has 1.5% sulphur concentration. Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer is one of the most popular phosphate based fertilizer in Nigeria. It is usually used for basal application. It is a good fertilizer to use to increase the nitrogen and phosphorus concentration of your soil before planting your crops. Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer can also be used during the flowering stage of plants, though; it is usually used at the early stage of planting. DAP fertilizer is highly soluble; this makes it a good candidate for fertigation. DAP fertilizer comes in granules, when placed beside a plant; it releases nitrogen in ammonium form and also releases phosphorus to the plant. It takes a bit of time for the phosphorus to be fully taken up and used by the plant. The ammonium form of the nitrogen in Dap fertilizer will be broken down to nitrate by bacteria. The plant uses the nitrate from of nitrogen directly. Chemical Properties of Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer (DAP) The following are the chemical properties of Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer: Nitrogen content: 18% Phosphorus content: 46% Sulfur content: 1.5% pH: 7.5 ? 8 Crops Diammonium Phosphate Fertilizer can be used for Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer can be used for the following crops: DAP fertilizer can be used for vegetable crops like pepper, watermelon, cucumber, onions, carrot, lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, kale and egg plants etc. It is usually used at the early stage of planting to supply phosphorus and nitrogen to the plant. DAP fertilizer can also be used for fruit and tree crops like cocoa, cashew, oil palm, mango, orange and avocado etc. The fertilizer ensures that the tree crop have a good rooting system for optimum extraction of nutrients and water from the soil. Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer can also be used for crops like maize, soybeans, millet, cowpea and sesame. DAP fertilizer is very useful in leguminous crops like cowpea, soybeans and alfafa etc. as it enhances nitrogen fixation in the soil. Benefits of using Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer The following are the benefits of using Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer: DAP fertilizer ensures that plants have a well-established rooting system. Healthy roots take up more nutrients and water from the soil, this can significantly increase crop yield. The phosphorus in DAP fertilizer boost flowering and fruiting. The nitrogen in DAP fertilizer enhances the production of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is needed for photosynthesis to take place. DAP fertilizer promotes cell division in plants. DAP fertilizer enhances the healthy growth of the plant cells and tissues. DAP fertilizer also enhances the ability of plants to resist pests and diseases. DAP fertilizer optimizes nitrogen fixation in leguminous crops How to Use DAP Fertilizer Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer can be applied through the following methods: Basal Application Top Dressing Side Dressing Fertigation Advantages of Using DAP fertilizer It supplies key nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur to crops It is easy to store for a long time. It enhances the yield of crops. It boosts the healthy growth of crops.

DK920 Maize Seed ? High-Yield, Drought-Resistant Hybrid Maize for Thriving Harvests Looking to boost your maize yields? The DK920 maize seed is a trusted hybrid variety known for high yields, drought tolerance, and disease resistance. Perfect for smallholder and large-scale farmers, DK920 delivers robust growth, ensuring reliable harvests even in challenging climates. Key Features of DK920 Maize Seed High Yield Potential: DK920 is engineered to maximize crop yield, making it a top choice for farmers seeking bumper harvests season after season. Drought Resistance: This maize variety excels in areas with limited water availability, ensuring healthy growth and yield stability during dry periods. Disease Resistance: Resistant to common maize diseases like maize streak virus, northern leaf blight, and leaf rust, DK920 safeguards your harvest. Adaptability Across Regions: DK920 grows well in diverse ecological zones, from tropical to semi-arid regions, making it a versatile choice for farmers across multiple climates. Medium-to-Late Maturity: With a medium-to-late maturity period, DK920 offers abundant yields for farmers who can wait a bit longer for harvest, rewarding patience with productivity. Why Choose DK920 Maize Seed? The DK920 maize hybrid is a trusted choice for thousands of farmers due to its resilience and high-performance characteristics. Its adaptability and resistance to environmental stresses help reduce crop losses, making it ideal for subsistence and commercial farmers alike. Agronomic Requirements for DK920 Maize Seed Planting Season: Ideal for both main and off-season planting Planting Depth: 4-5 cm for optimal root establishment Spacing: 25 cm between plants, with 75 cm row spacing recommended Soil Requirements: Prefers fertile, well-drained soil for maximum yield Buy DK920 Maize Seed for a Productive Farming Season Upgrade your harvest with DK920 maize seed, the high-yield, drought-resistant maize hybrid that provides security against unpredictable weather and common maize diseases. ??The Dekalb DK777 The Dekalb DK777 is a hybrid maize variety developed by Bayer, designed to offer high and stable yields, with a potential of up to 10 tons per hectare under optimal agronomic practices. This variety is particularly suitable for medium to mid-high altitude regions, ranging from 1,400 to 1,900 meters above sea level. Key Features of DK777: Disease Resistance: DK777 exhibits tolerance to Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) disease and demonstrates good resistance to various leaf diseases, making it a robust choice for regions prone to such challenges. ? Agronomic Characteristics: The variety is known for its strong stem, reducing the risk of lodging, and uniform cob placement, which facilitates both manual and mechanical harvesting. Additionally, it has the potential for double cobbing, further enhancing yield prospects. ? Grain Quality: Featuring a flint grain type, DK777 offers exceptional grain texture suitable for poundability, catering to specific processing preferences. ? Growth Cycle: The variety has a relative maturity period of 4 to 5 months, with flowering occurring between 55 to 67 days after sowing, and a total cycle duration ranging from 110 to 120 days. ? In Nigeria, the DK777 variety was relaunched in 2023 as part of efforts to revitalize the country?s maize value chain. This initiative aimed to enhance farmers? income and bolster regional food security by promoting a pest-resistant and high-yielding maize cultivar. ? For farmers in Lagos and similar agro-ecological zones, DK777 presents a viable option due to its adaptability to medium-altitude regions and resilience against common maize diseases. Implementing proper agronomic practices, including timely planting, adequate fertilization, and effective pest management, can optimize the yield potential of this variety.? When considering DK777 for cultivation, it?s advisable to consult with local agricultural extension services or seed distributors to ensure the variety aligns with specific local conditions and to obtain guidance tailored to your farming context.

DSL NeoDine is an iodophor formulation that features the versatile properties of a cleaning agent, disinfectant, sanitizer, and deodorizer in one formulation. DSL NeoDine is the recommended formulation for sanitizing drinking water and disinfecting poultry sheds, footbaths, hatchery, incubator, poultry equipment, food processing plants, etc. Features Odorless Non-staining, non-corrosive and non-toxic at recommended dilutions. Composition of DSL NeoDine Iodine: As alpha {(p-Nonyl phenyl)-omega-hydoxypoly?(oxyethylene)-iodine complex}?1.75% Excipients: QS Usage of DSL NeoDine Drinking water sanitation: 1-2ml per 10 liters of drinking water. Disinfection of poultry sheds, footbath, hatchery, incubator, poultry equipment, food processing plants: 10-20 ml per liter of water Storage Store in closed containers in a cool dry place Keep out of the reach of children. Do not transfer to a different container Do not contaminate water, food, or feed by storage or disposal Precaution Corrosive; cause damage to the eyes and severe skin irritation. Avoid contact with eyes, skin, or clothing (flush immediately with water for at least 15 minutes and seek medical assistance) Avoid breathing spray mist. Harmful/fatal if swallowed (if swallowed, drink a large volume of water and seek medical assistance). Protective gloves are recommended when working with this concentrate (remove and wash contaminated clothing before reuse). Please Note: Iodophors?must be properly diluted to have the desired effects.

Dwarf Coconut Seedlings After 12 months in the main nursery bed, coconut seedlings are ready for planting out in the field and this should coincide with the onset of rains. Proper selection of seedlings in the main nursery alone ensures a 10% improvement in yield. Below are major considerations for coconut seedlings: Shoots should have a girth of 10-12 cm at the collar with about 6 leaves. Short and thick leaf stalks. Seedlings should have a robust healthy appearance and be free from pests and diseases. Important Notice!!! After the coconut has been planted point side down with one-third of the coconut above the soil, it is moved to a well lit, warm spot, the warmer the better as coconuts do best in spots that are 70 degrees F (21 degrees C) or warmer. It is important to keep coconuts well-watered during germination without letting it sit in overly wet soil. If you want to plant a coconut that has already sprouted, go ahead and plant it in well-draining soil so that the bottom two-thirds of the coconut is in the soil. Place in a warm area and water frequently. Malaysian Dwarf Green Coconut Seedlings Flowers 3-4 years after yield establishment and produces 81 nuts per palm per year. It has been proven to be resistant to the Lethal Yellowing Disease of coconut. Therefore, this particular variety is now being advocated for combating the disease. This variety is also used for ornamental purposes. Transplanting Seedlings Seedlings should be removed from the main nursery by lifting with a spade and the roots carefully cut. Seedlings should never be lifted from the soil by pulling the leaves or stem. It is important to keep the seedlings in the shade and out of the sun and to have them planted as early as possible after removal from the main nursery. Once your coconut tree has started growing, water the coconut tree frequently. As long as the soil drains well, you really can?t water it too often. Second, growing coconut palms are heavy feeders that require regular, complete fertilizer. Look for a fertilizer that provides both the basic nutrients plus trace nutrients like boron, manganese, and magnesium. Third, coconut palms are very cold sensitive. If you live in an area that gets cold, provide supplemental light indoors and keep it away from drafts. In the hot season, summer, grow it outdoors and make sure you place it in a very sunny and warm spot. ? Growing seedlings in polythene bags For seedlings grown in polythene bags, advantages include (more vigorous seedlings with a better root system, better establishment, and early bearing, transplanting shock is greatly minimized since there is no root damage, the early establishment of transplanted seedlings, seedlings can be retained longer in the nursery when conditions for field planting are not favorable, weeding, watering and elimination of unwanted seedlings, as well as seedling selection for planting out to field, are more easily accomplished. Polybags are preferably black, UV resistant for durability and measuring 40 ? 45 cm wide with 8 ? 10 holes at bottom and sides are half-filled with soil and compost mixed at a 50:50 ratio. Decomposed sawdust, corncobs, rice hull, and other organic materials can be used so as to reduce the weight of the half-filled polybag and improve drainage and soil fertility.

Elghali Watermelon F1 A high-yielding watermelon seed known as Elghali has been introduced by Syngenta to help ensure nutrition for consumers. Elghali Watermelon F1 is a hybrid variety of watermelon with a beautiful round/oval shape. The fruits can weigh as much as 12 kilograms. Furthermore, it has a large fruit size, crisp, very sweet, tasty, and is highly preferred by farmers. Elghali is a quality variety that could last up to two weeks after harvest. This would help reduce post-harvest losses, which has been a major challenge to watermelon farmers. Farmers would make more money per acre of land, because of the size of the watermelon. ? Health benefits of Elghali watermelon F1 Watermelons are mostly water, about 92 per cent. But these refreshing fruits are soaked with nutrients. Each juicy bite has significant levels of vitamins A, B6, and C, lots of lycopene, antioxidants, and amino acids. There?s even a modest amount of potassium. In addition, it is fat-free, very low in sodium, and has only 40 calories per cup. Watermelon has the highest level of lycopene of any type of fresh produce. It has about 15 to 20 milligrams per 2-cup serving. Lycopene is a phytonutrient, which is a naturally occurring compound in fruits and vegetables that reacts with the human body to trigger healthy reactions. It is also the red pigment that gives watermelons, tomatoes, red grapefruits, and guavas their colour. In addition, lycopene has been linked with heart health, bone health, and prostate cancer prevention. It is also a powerful antioxidant thought to have anti-inflammatory properties. To really maximize your lycopene intake, let your watermelon fully ripen. The redder your watermelon gets, the higher the concentration of lycopene becomes. Watermelon also contains fibre, which encourages a healthy digestive tract and helps keep you refreshed. This premium variety will allow farmers to make more money per acre of land. Elghali is a quality variety that could last up to two weeks after harvest. Place your order for your Elghali watermelon today, we deliver nationwide.

Emzeb 80 WP Fungicide is a ?wettable powder formulation. ?The appearance of the product is that of a light yellow homogeneous wet dust. It is not explosive, has no oxidising properties. Its self-ignition temperature is not below 400?C. In an aqueous solution, it has a pH value of around 6.5. The stability data indicate a shelf life of at least 2 years at ambient temperature. Its technical characteristics are acceptable for a WP formulation. Active Ingredients 803.6 g/kg Mancozeb: Mancozeb is quickly degraded in soils with a DT50 of 0.125 days. The main degradation metabolites are EBIS, ETU and EU with contents of 19 to 29 %. These metabolites are also short-lived with DT50 values up to 4.2 days. Protective Measures when using Emzeb 80 WP Fungicide Keep out of the reach of children. Wear protective gloves / protective clothing / eye protection / face protection. IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of water Take off contaminated clothing and wash it before reuse. Store locked up. Obtain special instructions before use. IF exposed or concerned: Get medical advice/attention. Do not allow liquids and their residues, agents and their residues, emptied containers or packs as well as cleaning and rinsing liquids to get into bodies of water. This also applies to indirect inputs via the sewer system, yard, and street drains as well as rain and sewer channels. Avoid inhalation of dust / smoke / gas / mist / vapours / aerosol Avoid any unnecessary contact with the agent. Misuse can lead to damage to health. The guideline for the requirements for personal protective equipment in plant protection ?Personal protective equipment when handling plant protection products? must be observed. Do not eat, drink or smoke when handling the product.

Description Five star is a systemic fungicide with suspension concentrate for the control of a broad range of fungal diseases in fruits, field crops, and vegetables. Active Ingredient of Five star (250ml) 200 g/L Azoxystrobin + 125 g/L Difenoconazole How to use Crop Rate Remark Mango 30 ? 40 ml/Knapsack ? 400 ? 600ml per Ha Apply when heavy rain starts, apply at an interval of 14 days, at a small ball state of mango fruit. PHI 14 days Banana 30 ? 40 ml/Knapsack ? 400 ? 600ml per Ha Apply when condition favours Sigatoka or leaf spot outbreak and as part of a normal prevention program Tomato, pepper, cabbage Lettuce, Onion 30 ? 40 ml/Knapsack ? 400? per Ha Apply as part of your protectant program and when condition favours disease. Apply a maximum of 3 times per cycle Rice 40 ml/Knapsack ? 500 ? 600ml per Ha Apply as part of your protectant program and when condition favours disease. Apply a maximum of 3 times per cycle Fungi constitute the largest number of plant pathogens and are responsible for a range of serious plant diseases. Most vegetable diseases are caused by fungi. They damage plants by?killing cells and/or causing plant stress. Sources of fungal infections are infected seeds, soil, crop debris, nearby crops, and weeds. Fungicides are pesticides that kill or prevent the growth of fungi and their spores. They can be used to control fungi that damage plants, including rusts, mildews, and blights. They might also be used to control mould and mildew in other settings. Note!!! Read the product manual for the application guide.

Fixit-GA Fixit-GA is a broad-spectrum biological insecticide containing Beauvaria bassiana, a sustainable biopesticide for the control of thrips in Sweet pepper and Hot pepper production. It is also indicated for the control of bolt worms. Furthermore, it is suitable for the control of Lipedopterous caterpillars including Helicoverpa, Spodoptera, borers, and hairy caterpillars. ? Product information Method of application: Foliar spray Active ingredient: Beauvaria bassiana 1.15% WP Packaging: 100g sachets ? Why Fixit-GA is important to farmers Many farmers in Nigeria have recorded up to 70% yield losses in pepper production due to thrips. Thrips are sucking insects from the order Thysanoptera. The adult and nymph stages of thrips cause severe damages by reducing the quality and quantity of fruits, reducing flowering, and transmit the Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus to plants. Most of the chemical control methods available in the country have not significantly controlled this pest due to repeated use of a particular insecticide, poor application by farmers, and resistance to insecticides by Thrips. Beauvaria bassiana is an entomopathogenic fungus that has recorded significant control of thrips by germinating and penetrating into the cuticles of the insect and finally killing them. In addition, this product has proven efficacy in the control of all kinds of bolt worms. Bolt worms are reputable for their evil effects on crop production both on the farmland and in storage. With this product, farmers can optimally control bolt worms in order to achieve a more bountiful yield.