Course Spotlight. As a marine biology major, youâll most likely take a course in marine ecology. In this class, youâll focus less on the details of individual organisms and more on their relationships with each other and with their habitats.
The different types of chemical fertilizers are usually classified according to the three principal elements, namely Nitrogen (N) , Phosphorous (P) and Potassium (K) , and may, therefore, be included in more than one group. Liquid fertilizers : â these types of fertilizer come in a variety of formulations and even include organic fertilizer, complete fertilizer as well as special purpose fertilizer. 2  Some examples of liquid fertilizer are Nitrosol and African Violet Food.
A fertilizer or fertiliser (in British English) is any material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant tissues (usually leaves) to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants.he use of phosphate fertilizers has also increased from 9 million tonnes per year in 1960 to 40 million tonnes per year in 2000. A maize crop yielding 6â9 tonnes of grain per hectare requires 31â50 kg of phosphate fertilizer to be applied, soybean requires 20â25 kg per hectare.