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Division 2 A solid organic fertiliser shall contain at least one of the following declared primary nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) or potassium oxide (K2O).

United Kingdom

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Where a solid organic fertiliser contains only one declared primary nutrient, that nutrient content shall be at least the following:

  1. (a)

    2,5 % by mass of total nitrogen (N),

  2. (b)

    2 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or

  3. (c)

    2 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O).

Where a solid organic fertiliser contains more than one declared primary nutrient, those nutrient contents shall be at least the following:

  1. (a)

    1 % by mass of total nitrogen (N),

  2. (b)

    1 % by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or

  3. (c)

    1 % by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O).

The sum of those nutrient contents shall be at least 4 % by mass.