Nitrogen Sources

Nitroform® is a reacted, controlled-release nitrogen. It is manufactured by reacting urea with formaldehyde to provide slow release nitrogen in carbon-linked polymers, which last up to 12 months of the growing season. When applied to turf, a small percentage of nitrogen is immediately made available to plants through water solubility, and the balance is gradually released through continual digestion of Nitroform® by soil microbes. Nitroform® is consumed as a nutrient and energy source by microorganisms, thus increasing microbe populations and promoting healthy soils. Its primary use is by professionals for golf courses, lawn care, sports fields, commercial nurseries and specialty agricultural crops. Nitroform® is produced in Louisiana, Missouri.