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Fertilizer

A fertilizer or fertiliser is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients. Fertilizers may be distinct from liming materials or other non-nutrient soil amendments. Many sources of fertilizer exist, both natural and industrially produced. For most modern agricultural practices…

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Fertilizer consumption

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related to history · 34
Fertilizer → Arable Crops Research, Babylonians, Carl Ludwig Sprenger, Central Andes, Chinese, Egyptians, English, Eyde, German, Germans, Hermann Hellriegel, HNO3, In, Institute, John Bennet Lawes, Joseph Henry Gilbert, Justus, Liebig, Management, Mesoamerican
related to Nitrogen fertilizers · 19
Fertilizer → Atacama Desert, Bosch, CH4, Chile, Chilean, CO, Deposits, Haber, In, It, N2, NaNO3, NH2, NH3, NH4NO3, Nitrates, Nitrogen, Ostwald, This
related to External links · 18
Fertilizer → Agriculture Guide, Archived, Association, Complete Guide, February, Feeding Our Food, Fertilization, Fertilizers, Haber Process Archived, IFA, Its Earthly Origin, January, Nitrogen, Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium Values, October, Organic Fertilizers, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineInternational Fertilizer Industry
related to Fertilizer consumption · 17
Fertilizer → Africa, Agricultural, Belarus, Canada, China, Conservative, Data, EU, European Union, Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potash, Russia, The, The World Bank, This, United States
related to Phosphate fertilizers · 14
Fertilizer → Billions, Ca, Ca5, CFA, H3PO4, HNO3, In, NO3, Odda, Phosphate, PO4, The, These, This
related to References · 14
Fertilizer → A10, All, Chemical Processing, Chemical Technology, Collings, Commercial Fertilizers, Cunningham, Design, Encyclopedia, Gilbeart, Industrial Chemistry, Kirk Otmer, Vickar, Wisconsin
related to Single nutrient ("straight") fertilizers · 13
Fertilizer → Ammonium, CaCO3, Calcium, CaMg, CO, CO3, Is, NH2, NH3, NH4, NH4NO3, The, Urea
has effect · 11
Fertilizer → According, Climate Change, Haber, Indirect, Intergovernmental Panel, IPCC, Land, N-crop-pest, Special Report, Synthetic, The
related to Subsidies · 11
Fertilizer → Agriculture, America, American, Chinese, Commodity Credit Corporation, If, In, In China, In March, Part, United States Department
related to Liquid vs solid · 10
Fertilizer → About, Advantages, Fertilizers, Granulated, Liquid, Often, Solid, The, These, UAN

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fertilizers nitrogen soil use nitrate phosphate organic agriculture used process nutrient plant production nutrients plants phosphorus ammonia potassium agricultural also

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water pollutioninstance ofcan have environmental consequences0.80text
eutrophication due to nutrient runoffinstance ofcan have environmental consequences0.80text
heat or drought make boron less available for plantsinstance ofwhile environmental conditions0.80text
causing boron deficiencyinstance ofwhile environmental conditions0.80text
nutritive rock powdersinstance ofThe organic fertilizer products typically contain both some organic materials as well as acceptable additives0.80text
ground seashellsinstance ofThe organic fertilizer products typically contain both some organic materials as well as acceptable additives0.80text
sewage sludge may not be acceptable components of organic farminginstance ofOrganically derived materials available to industry0.80text
gardeninginstance ofOrganically derived materials available to industry0.80text
because of factors ranging from residual contaminants to public perceptioninstance ofOrganically derived materials available to industry0.80text
compostsinstance ofTrue organic fertilizers0.80text
manures may be distributed locally without going into industry productioninstance ofTrue organic fertilizers0.80text
making actual consumption more difficult to quantifyinstance ofTrue organic fertilizers0.80text

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