inorganic fertilizer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinorganicandfertilizer
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inorganic
adjective
uk/ˌɪn.ɔːˈɡæn.ɪk/us/ˌɪn.ɔːrˈɡæn.ɪk/
not being or consisting of living material, or (of chemical substances) containing no carbon or only small amounts ...
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fertilizer
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈfɜː.tɪ.laɪ.zər/us/ˈfɝː.t̬əl.aɪ.zɚ/
a natural or chemical substance that is spread on the land or given to plants, to make plants ...
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Noinorganicfertilizerwas applied as farmers do not normally use this in maize cultivation in the study areas.
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Theinorganicfertilizerrates correspond to zero (unfertilized), one-quarter (25 %) and one-half (50 %) of the recommended national fertilizer rate for maize.
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The interaction between gliricidia prunings andinorganicfertilizerwas not significant for either of the two yield parameters.
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In all experiments, the yield increase was consistently higher with inorganic fertilizers and highest wheninorganicfertilizerwas combined with manure application.
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Other reasons mentioned were to increase crop yield (20%) and to save the expense ofinorganicfertilizer(7%).
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These materials may serve as a partial substitute forinorganicfertilizerfor tomatoes7 and bell peppers8, and as general soil conditioners4.
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Nitrogen cycling in conventional and no-tillage agroecosystems withinorganicfertilizeror legume nitrogen inputs.
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Whereinorganicfertilizerwas applied to maize, the rotation produced even more additional maize grain (an increase of 2.93 t ha71).
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This is considered to be very valuable and is applied in small quantities asinorganicfertilizer.
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Neitherinorganicfertilizernor mulch was applied to the control plots.
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However, the use of seed,inorganicfertilizer, and herbicides did not vary by land tenure.
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Theinorganicfertilizerwas all applied at once four weeks after planting.
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The use of gliricidia biomass could be a viable alternative toinorganicfertilizer.
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This may be attributed to the synchronisation of nutrient release from manure andinorganicfertilizerwith crop uptake.
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No interaction was found betweeninorganicfertilizerand gliricidia prunings.
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The main variables in the long-term trial are two irrigation levels using the sprinkler irrigation system,inorganicfertilizerrates and organic manure.
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Basing an organic production system on conventional systems, less specific inputs such as herbicides andinorganicfertilizerwill generally result in failure.
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Maize yield responses toinorganicfertilizerat the on-farm locations were highly variable but, with adequate rainfall, the responses were moderate.
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