It is a method by which the fertilizers are applied on the surface across an entire field. Often high capacity spreaders are used to spin dry fertilizer on the soil surface. Broadcast fertilization can be improved by incorporating fertilizer through plowing or disking. The advantages of the soil application methods are that they are relatively fast and economical.
In technical term, application of fertilizer(s) to soil before sowing of seeds or planting of seedlings is called basalapplication. Subsequent application of fertilizers to the crops is called topdressing.
