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Fertilizers - N: Ammonium chloride, Ammonium nitrate, Ammonium solution, Ammonium sulfate, Calcium ammonium nitrate, Urea

Fertilizers - P: DCP, Dicalcium phosphate, Phosphate rock, Phosphorus, Superphosphate

Fertilizers - K: Potassium, Potassium chloride, Potassium magnesium sulfate, Potassium sulfate

Fertilizers - NPK: Diammonium phosphate, Humic acid, Potassium nitrate, Urea ammonium phosphate, Urea phosphate

Fertilizers - Other: Blood meal, Bone meal, Compost, Fish meal, Seaweed extract

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