Bitter pit

Global Calcium Nitrate Market (2021 to 2026) - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact and Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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It contains both calcium and nitrogen and can, accordingly, be utilized to treat plants that have insufficiencies of both of these supplements.\nIt has wider applications in horticulture as it improves fruit quality and is less sensitive to bitter pit and blossom end rot and shelf-life.

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  • It contains both calcium and nitrogen and can, accordingly, be utilized to treat plants that have insufficiencies of both of these supplements.\nIt has wider applications in horticulture as it improves fruit quality and is less sensitive to bitter pit and blossom end rot and shelf-life.
  • Additionally it is also suitable for foliar applications.\nExponentially growing population and ever-increasing demand for food necessitate the use of more fertilizers to increase the yield per hectare, which in turn increased pressure on dwindling farmlands.\nHence, owing to the above-mentioned factors, the application of calcium nitrate from fertilizers is likely to dominate during the forecast period.\nAsia-Pacific region is expected to dominate the market for calcium nitrate during the forecast period.
  • The rising demand of fertilizers from agriculture and growing application in waste water treatment facilities in developing countries like China, Japan and India is expected to drive the demand for calcium nitrate in this region.\nThe largest producers of calcium nitrate located in Asia-Pacific region.
  • Some of the leading companies in the production of calcium nitrate are URALCHEM JSC, Shanxi Jiaocheng Tianlong Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., Yara, GFS Chemicals Inc, and Rural Liquid Fertilizers among others.\nAsia - Pacific accounts for 60% of the fertilizer market.