The transversal distribution uniformity of spreaders frequently used for fertilizer and lime distribution are dependent of the quality and physical condition of the product to be distributed. Especially for formulated fertilizers it is relevant and for this reason the objective of this work was verifying the distribution of particles and constancy on the applied composition throughout the spreading width of a spread machine with two fertilizers. The fertilizer collected along the distribution was submitted to chemical analyses and the distribution of each individual element was analyzed. The results indicate that both fertilizers showed differences on the formulation considering the distance from the throwing position to where they were collected. The composition which had micronutrients had the larger degradation to the applied formula (up to 100%) on them and elevated segregation on macronutrients (up to 9.5% for N) and secondary nutrients (up to 39.0% for Ca), showing a bad distribution for them. The other fertilizer also presented deviations of up to 17.8% for N and 34.1% for K on the fertilizer formula along the transversal distribution.
fertilizer spreading; transversal deposition; fertilizer segregation
