commercial fertilizer

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meaningsofcommercialandfertilizer

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commercial
adjective
uk
/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/us
/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/
related to making money by buying and ...
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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 ofcommercialandfertilizerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A pasture system once in balance may not requirecommercialfertilizerinputs, especially if grazed animals consume feed supplements from off-farm sources.
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Policies that increase the substitutability of manure forcommercialfertilizerby addressing the existing farm-level constraints need to be developed in light of phosphorus-based regulations.
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Averaged over 4 years, about half of the nitrogen used for protein production was derived from sources other than appliedcommercialfertilizer.
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Understanding the farming system will facilitate the development of strategies and technologies to improve the substitutability of manure forcommercialfertilizer, since compatibility with an existing system affects adoption6.
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Likewise, the total amount of nutrients applied in manure is usually much greater than total nutrients applied in conventional systems receiving recommended rates ofcommercialfertilizer.
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Applying manure just before planting can reduce nutrient losses, but this could delay planting compared to applyingcommercialfertilizer.
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He formulated theories for the application ofcommercialfertilizeron farms.
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Nutrients are typically applied to farmland ascommercialfertilizer; animal manure; or spraying of municipal or industrial wastewater (effluent) or sludge.
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Conservative estimates report 30 to 50% of crop yields are attributed to natural or syntheticcommercialfertilizer.
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The recovered products are recycled and sold as environmentally safecommercialfertilizer.
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Mining coprolite and processing it for fertilizer soon developed into a major industrythe firstcommercialfertilizer.
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For this reason these three elements are always identified on acommercialfertilizeranalysis.
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Nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) are typically applied to farmland ascommercialfertilizer; animal manure; or spraying of municipal or industrial waste water (effluent) or sludge.
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Overcoming issues of convenience and odor would make manure more competitive with commercial fertilizers.
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Technologies that increase the substitutability of manure for commercial fertilizers, by reducing uncertainty and increasing quality and convenience, need to be developed.
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Factors affecting farmers' use of practices to reduce commercial fertilizers and pesticides.
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One cannot simply assume that organic systems are more environmentally sound because they do not use commercial fertilizers and pesticides.
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Amino acid composition of grain protein of maize grown with and without pesticides and standard commercial fertilizers.
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Nor is it enough that something will be done on cadmium in commercial fertilizers.
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