IS 9024 : 1978 Specification for Granulated Fertilizer Mixtures

1 Scope

1.1 This standard prescribes the requirements for fertilizermixtures in granulated form, lays down conditions to be followed intheir packing, marking, handling and storage during transit andmarketing, and also prescribes the permissible tolerances in theanalysis of the mixtures.

1.1.1 Fertilizer mixtures in pulverized form are not covered bythis standard.

2 References

IS 2 :1960Rules for rounding off numerical values

IS 460 :1962Specification for test sieves

IS 5985 :1971Code of practice, for handling and storage ofbagged fertilizers

IS 6092 : Part I :1971 Methods of sampling and testfor fertilizers:Part I Sampling

IS 6092 : Part II :1971 Methods of sampling and test forfertilizers:Part II Determination of nitrogen

IS 6092 : Part III :1971 Methods of sampling and test forfertilizers:Part III Determination of phosphorus

IS 6092 : Part IV :1971 Methods of sampling and test forfertilizers:Part IV Determination of potassium