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CAN-17: Combining Ammonium Nitrate and Calcium Nitrate for  Enhanced Crop Performance
Mike Barry 32

CAN-17: Combining Ammonium Nitrate and Calcium Nitrate for Enhanced Crop Performance

CAN-17 – A Balanced Nitrogen and Calcium Solution for Modern Agriculture

As growers continue seeking higher yields, improved nutrient efficiency, and stronger plant health, liquid fertilizers that deliver multiple agronomic benefits in a single application are becoming increasingly important. CAN-17 provides a unique combination of nitrogen and calcium designed to support vigorous growth, improve nutrient uptake, and enhance overall crop quality.

CAN-17 is produced by combining ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate into a stable liquid formulation, creating a fertilizer that supplies both immediately available nitrate nitrogen and a measured amount of ammonium nitrogen while delivering plant-available calcium. This combination offers advantages that can improve nutrient efficiency and support crop performance across a wide range of agricultural systems.

What Makes CAN-17 Different?

Unlike traditional calcium nitrate products that contain only nitrate nitrogen, CAN-17 incorporates both calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate, providing a broader spectrum of nitrogen nutrition.

Typical analysis includes:

  • Total Nitrogen (N): 17%
  • Nitrate Nitrogen: approximately 11.6%
  • Ammoniacal Nitrogen: approximately 5.4%
  • Calcium (Ca): approximately 8.8%

Nitrate Nitrogen for Immediate Availability

Nitrate nitrogen is readily absorbed by plant roots and is immediately available for plant metabolism. It promotes rapid vegetative growth, enhanced photosynthesis, improved nutrient uptake, and faster crop response following application.

Ammonium Nitrogen for Sustained Feeding

The ammonium component provides a slower conversion pathway to nitrate in the soil, improving nitrogen retention and supporting prolonged nutrient availability.

Calcium: An Essential Secondary Nutrient

Calcium contributes to stronger cell walls, improved root development, better fruit firmness, increased shelf life, enhanced stress tolerance, and reduced physiological disorders.

Synergy Between Ammonium Nitrate and Calcium Nitrate

The combination of ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate creates a fertilizer system that offers immediate nutrient availability, extended feeding characteristics, simultaneous calcium delivery, improved nutrient balance, and efficient application through liquid fertilizer programs.

Applications for CAN-17 include vegetables, citrus, tree crops, row crops, turfgrass, nursery production, greenhouse operations, fertigation systems, and specialty crops.

TradeMark Nitrogen manufactures premium liquid nitrogen solutions in Tampa, Florida. CAN-17 is designed to provide dependable nutrient delivery and support modern crop production systems.

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