Justus von Liebig, the inventor of chemical fertilizers

- Scientists of the world

Plants on Earth grow spontaneously in the presence of water. Cereals, pulses, vegetables and fruits useful to man as well as spices also grew automatically. With the development of human civilization, man began to cultivate this useful plant. Plants get enough natural nutrients from the soil but need more water and fertilizer to produce more crops. The main nutrition of plants is nitrogen-containing organic matter. Animal dung, excreta, dead bodies and decaying plants mix into the Kohwat soil and turn into natural fertilizer over time. The contribution of earthworms and other insects living in the soil is also important in this process. Scientists have invented artificial fertilizers to get even higher yields and better crops. This invention is a boon for the purpose of providing sufficient food grains to the population which is growing by leaps and bounds. Due to this, the world is getting enough grain today. The contribution of German scientist Liebig in the discovery of chemical fertilizers is important. He is called the father of this field.

Justus Liebig was born in AD. It happened on the 12th of May 1803 in the city of Darmstadt, Germany. Born into a modest family, Liebig was interested in chemistry as a child. At the tender age of thirteen he witnessed the famine conditions of Germany. After receiving his higher education at the University of Bonn, he joined various laboratories in Paris. He shared his career as a professor at the University of Giessen. He was diligent and sincere. Became famous in the field of science. Liebig made a five-sphere instrument to analyze organic matter. He made the revolutionary discovery of making chemical fertilizers from nitrogen. Is. He died on 18th April 1873.