Ag Corner: Anhydrous ammonia

Thursday, February 2, 2017

One of the most common, if not the most common, fertilizer in use today is a chemical known as anhydrous ammonia. Anhydrous ammonia is used to supply crops with a source of nitrogen that doesn’t come from proteins. The word “anhydrous,” or “without water,” gives an indication of the form that this fertilizer comes in: undiluted ammonia. Without water in its chemical makeup, this chemical is a colorless gas under normal atmospheric pressures and temperatures and is typically kept in highly pressurized containers. Anhydrous ammonia has been a great boon to the agricultural industries; this chemical has been shown to improve yield effectively, and it can double as an agent to prevent the development of aflatoxin in corn, among other things.

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