EN 17709:2024

Plant biostimulants - Determination of Azotobacter spp. EN 17709:2024

Publication date:   Apr 13, 2023

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60.60 Standard published   Nov 27, 2024

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CEN/TC 455 Plant Biostimulants

European Norm

65.080   Fertilizers

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This document was developed to provide the methodology for the enumeration and determination of Azotobacter spp. [2] [3] in microbial plant biostimulants in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council [1].
This document is applicable to the blends of fertilizing products where a blend is a mix of at least two of the following component EU fertilising products categories: Fertilizers, Liming Materials, Soil Improvers, Growing Media, Plant Biostimulants and where the following category Plant Biostimulants is the highest % in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of liquid form by dry mass. If Plant Biostimulants is not the highest % in the blend, the European Standard for the highest % of the blend applies. In case a blend of fertilizing products is composed of components in equal quantity or in case the component EU fertilising products used for the blend have identical formulations , the user decides which standard to apply.

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2019/1009

Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 (Text with EEA relevance)

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EN 17709:2024
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