mineral fertilizer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmineralandfertilizer
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mineral
adjective
uk/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/us/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/
being or consisting of a mineral ...
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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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(Definition ofmineralandfertilizerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The data also show that on subsistence crops most farmers used lower rates of organic fertilizer and almost nomineralfertilizer.
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The carbon contracts modelled require farmers to utilize minimum amounts of organic fertilizer (600 kg/ha/season) andmineralfertilizer(60 kg/ha/year).
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This is explained by the generally high maize yield response tomineralfertilizerand low yield of most legumes.
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A split-plot design was chosen with threemineralfertilizerlevels as the main factor and 11 green manure species as the sub-factor.
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This study reports on observations made on the influence ofmineralfertilizerapplications on nematode incidence on upland and lowland rice.
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With all green manure species, grain yields of maize increased with increasing amounts of addedmineralfertilizer.
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One set of plots received nomineralfertilizerthroughout the 12 years.
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Differentmineralfertilizeramounts were applied to the maize.
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Maintaining soil fertility with little or no use ofmineralfertilizer.
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Inputs and management followed smallholder practice, including partial grazing of crop residues and a zeromineralfertilizertreatment.
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On the negative side, the use of inputs such asmineralfertilizeris often said to increase production risk.
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Table 1 shows that in the three case studies 20-76 per cent of farms did not use anymineralfertilizeron their cash crops.
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Pigeonpea was sown between a standard cassava+maize intercrop and compared with two other agroforestry systems and annual intercrops with and withoutmineralfertilizer.
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Despite producing large amounts of haulm biomass that was largely incorporated into the soil each year, cowpea withmineralfertilizeron maize often reduced maize yield.
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Mineralfertilizeris applied only to maize.
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He was also decisively opposed to using excessmineralfertilizer.
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The use ofmineralfertilizerand other purchased inputs plummeted, driving yields down.
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Those who could afford it added potassium, amineralfertilizerthat contributes to vigorous growth.
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