nitrogen fertilizer

collocation in English

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nitrogen
noun[U]
uk
/ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən/us
/ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən/
a chemical element that is a gas with no colour or taste, forms most of the earth's atmosphere, and is a part of all ...
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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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Irrigated spring wheat and timing and amount ofnitrogenfertilizer.
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In addition to cost savings fornitrogenfertilizer, this credit also results in a considerable reduction in the amount of nitrogen leaving the agroecosystem33,55,56.
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There is also a link betweennitrogenfertilizerand acidification, when nitrogen is converted to nitrate.
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Utilizing legume cropping systems to reducenitrogenfertilizerrequirements for conservation-tilled corn.
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The average pesticide andnitrogenfertilizeruse for farmers who practiced slashand-burn was 12.0 kg/ha and 82.0 kg/ha, respectively.
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The effects ofnitrogenfertilizerat four different levels of organic matter are simulated to obtain cotton yield.
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Table 6 shows that morenitrogenfertilizerwas used than phosphate fertilizer.
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This characteristic allows reducednitrogenfertilizeruse in orchards.
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Increased responsiveness of short oat cultivars to early sowing,nitrogenfertilizerand seed rate.
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Response of winter wheat tonitrogenfertilizer: dynamic model.
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However, farm size does not appear to significantly affect the application rate ofnitrogenfertilizer for farmers who choose a different cultivation practice.
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At the same time, straw yields appeared to increase, although the continuous barley trials showed thatnitrogenfertilizerwas needed for this.
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Response of maize to three planting density at four levels ofnitrogenfertilizerapplication.
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Comparison of models for describing corn yield response tonitrogenfertilizer.
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Highernitrogenfertilizerapplication on the conventional farm may also account for the fact that soil nitrogen levels were not significantly lower than the rotation and no-till farms.
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