Chart 4
Methods of fertilizer application, by crop production type, Canada, 2021

Banded or injected Surface broadcast followed by incorporation Surface broadcast with no incorporation Deposited in the soil with the seed in the same opener Side dress or dribble band on top or beside crop row Foliar spray application Through irrigation system Other application method 0 20 40 60 % Field cropField crop Fruit, vegetable, berry and nutFruit, vegetable, berry and nut
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Methods of fertilizer application, by crop production type, Canada, 2021, %
  Field crop Fruit, vegetable, berry and nut
Banded or injected 54 12
Surface broadcast followed by incorporation 30 23
Surface broadcast with no incorporation 25 43
Deposited in the soil with the seed in the same opener 36 7
Side dress or dribble band on top or beside crop row 16 39
Foliar spray application 3 20
Through irrigation system 1 10
Other application method 1 2
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