PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solid fertilizer application method, etc., for selectively fixing the solid fertilizer.SOLUTION: The method for applying the solid fertilizer to a nursery box for paddy rice seedling comprises use of at least a combination of a substance A and a substance B reacting with each other in the presence of a liquid to form a gel, preparation of a solid fertilizer holding either one of the substance A and the substance B attached to the surface and a liquid containing the other substance, application of the solid fertilizer to the surface of soil or soil substitute in the nursery box for paddy rice seedling, and contact of the fertilizer with the liquid to form a gel.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】固形肥料を選択的に固定する固形肥料施用方法等を提供する。【解決手段】水稲育苗箱における固形肥料施用方法であって、液体の存在下で反応させることでゲルが生成する物質Aと物質Bとの組み合わせを少なくとも用い、物質A又は物質Bの一方を表面に付着させた固形肥料、及び他方を含む液体を準備し、当該固形肥料を、水稲育苗箱内の土壌表面又は土壌代替物の表面に施用し、当該液体と接触させてゲルを生成させる。【選択図】図1