Patent ID: 6387147
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: C05C,C05D,C05G

Abstract:
A method of fertilizing a plant with a calcium containing fertilizer, comprising:applying a fertilizer composition, comprising: 0.1 to 30% by weight of (A) at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid surfactants, sulfuinc ester surfactants, phosphoric ester surfactants and naphthalenesulfonic acid surfactants or at least one hydrophilic nonionic surfactant; 1 to 60% by weight of (B) a calcium containing fertilizer, wherein the calcium concentration in the composition in the form of an aqueous solution, an aqueous dispersion or an emulsion is 1 ppm to 1% by weight; and 0.01 to 10 wt. % of (C) an organic acid, exclusive of heptonic acid, or a salt thereof, to the roots of a plant, thereby effectively fertilizing the plant with the calcium containing fertilizer.