On May 7, 12021, China MoARA issued Announcement 424 to promulgate 153 agricultural standards. Among the 9 fertilizer-related standards, the general standard for organic fertilizers was revised, transformed from mandatory standard (NY) to recommended one(NYT) and will take effect from June 1, 2021.
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1 | NY/T 525-2021 | Organic Fertilizers 有机肥料 | NY 525-2012 |
2 | NY/T 3829-2021 | Water-soluble Fertilizers Containing Silicon 含硅水溶肥料 |
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3 | NY/T 3830-2021 | Non-soluble fertilizers Containing Calcium and Magnesium 非水溶中量元素肥料 |
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4 | NY/T 3831-2021 | Non-soluble Organic Fertilizers: General Requirements 有机水溶肥料 通用要求 |
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5 | NY/T 1868-2021 | Rule for Rational Fertilization-Organic Fertilizers 肥料合理使用准则 有机肥料 | NY 1868-2010 |
6 | NY/T 3832-2021 | Technical Guide for the Control of Fertilization Rate in Greenhouse Vegetables 设施蔬菜施肥量控制技术指南 |
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7 | NY/T 3833-2021 | Technical Specification for Culture Preservation of Microbial Fertilizers 微生物肥料菌种保藏技术规范 |
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8 | NYT/1973-2021 | Water-soluble Fertilizers-Determination of Water Insoluble Matter Content and pH 水溶肥料 水不溶物含量和pH的测定 | NY/T 1973-2010 |
9 | NY/T 3834-2021 | Determination of 16 Rare Earth Elements in Fertilizers-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry 肥料中16中稀土元素的测定 电感耦合等离子体质谱法 |
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Compare to the previous version, NY/T 525 added more safety indicators, defined the scope of raw materials, as well as refined labeling and packing requirements：
Newly added a categorized list of raw materials eligible for production;
Newly added criteria and testing methods of maturity, germination index and mechanical impurity;
The new upper limit of heavy metal copper;
Modified limit of plumbum and water contents;
Modified calculation method of organic content and testing method of total nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
