The analysis on the fertilizer bag has to be true.
Nython’s agriculture business covers specialty fertilizers: potash, phosphate, micronutrient, compound and water soluble products. We specify the nutrient need, qualify the manufacturer, and hold every lot to the analysis you approved.
See the example lot check
How we check a fertilizer lot
- Declared and measured
- Compare each measured nutrient or moisture result with the declared limit.
- Pass and hold
- A result outside its limit is flagged for review.
| Parameter | Declared | Measured | Chart | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | ≥ 10.0 | 10.3 | Pass | |
| P2O5 | ≥ 26.0 | 25.4 | Hold | |
| K2O | ≥ 26.0 | 26.2 | Pass | |
| Moisture | ≤ 1.5 | 0.9 | Pass |
Indian soils are short of more than nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
A national survey of about 2.43 lakh soil samples from 615 districts found sulphur, zinc and boron to be the most widespread gaps.
Source: Shukla et al., Scientific Reports, 2021, from ICAR’s micro- and secondary-nutrient network. The figures add the acute, deficient and latent-deficient classes together, and fields differ widely, so a soil test comes before any recommendation.
The same three questions we ask of a dye.
Nython is a buyer-side technical partner. In agriculture that means the product is specified before it is quoted, and checked after it is made.
What nutrient, in what form?
Crop, soil and application method decide whether the answer is a granule for broadcasting, a compound for basal dressing, or a fully soluble grade for drip lines. We write that down as a specification first.
Who makes it, and can they repeat it?
We qualify the manufacturer on the plant, the raw materials and the batch records, not on the sample that was sent. A lot that analyses well once is not yet a supplier.
Does this lot match what was approved?
Each lot is compared with the approved analysis: nutrient percentages, physical form, moisture and the parameters that matter for that product. A named person gives the technical opinion; the buyer decides on release.
Five products, in the order we are building them.
From the established potash and phosphate lines to specialised fertigation grades. Each has its own page section with the analysis to expect and what we check.
What we say, and what we don’t.
A technical opinion, not a certificate
Nython compares a lot with the analysis you approved and gives a dated, named opinion. It is not a statutory certification and does not replace testing by an official laboratory where the law asks for it.
The Fertiliser (Control) Order applies
Fertilizer in India is regulated under the Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1985: product specifications, registration for those who sell, and a certificate of manufacture for those who prepare mixtures. We confirm the manufacturer’s and seller’s position before a product is offered.
Read the order itself: Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1985 (PDF). Notified specifications change by amendment, so check the current schedule.