What is the impact of the nutrient Calcium Nitrate on plants

What is the impact of the nutrient Calcium Nitrate on plants?

Solution

Q. What is the impact of the nutrient Calcium Nitrate on plants?

Answer- Calcium in the form of calcium pectate responsible the cell walls of plants.

Calcium Nitrate also known as Norwegian saltpeter .Calcium Nitrate is a colorless salt that absorbs moisture from air found as a tetra hydrate used as a component in fertilizers. Calcium Nitrate is first synthetic nitrogen fertilizer compound made up of two nutrients -nitrate and soluble calcium.

Calcium containing fertilizers are formulated with calcium nitrate. Calcium nitrate is basic it will cause the pH of the growing medium to rise unless acid is injected or potentially acidic fertilizers are used in rotation. Calcium nitrate also has an advantage for foliar fertilizer use being a soluble form of calcium. It is very useful in some tree crops including apples for which it can otherwise be hard to increase calcium levels.

Importance of calcium for plants-

Calcium deficiency impact structure leaf tip burn, dying ends of shoots, detaching leaf stalks, blossom-end rot, bitter pit, increasing risk of pests and disease entry.

Nitrate- Needs to be reduced to ammonium is the source of nitrogen for amino acid formation and thus all proteins required by the plant. Plant requires nitrogen also such as DNA, RNA, ATP, hormones.

Calcium nitrate sprays are most effective on indoor plants. The sprays produce less reliable results in the garden, making them a less desirable option than carefully timed watering and fertilizer application schedules. Use calcium nitrate on plants only after exhausting other solutions for blossom-end rot.

Blossom end rot cause from nutrient imbalance. Applying calcium nitrate spray to affected plants can correct it.