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Vocabulary Term Details

Fertilizers

Definition

Any natural or manufactured material applied to the soil in order to supply one or more plant nutrients. The term is generally applied largely to inorganic materials that are available commercially. [Source = RAMIRAN]

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Scope Note:
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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Farm inputs
Calcium fertilizers
Compound fertilizers
Fertilizer combinations
Inorganic fertilizers
Liquid fertilizers
Liquid gas fertilizers
Magnesium fertilizers
Micronutrient fertilizers
Nitrogen fertilizers
Organic fertilizers
Organomineral fertilizers
Phosphate fertilizers
Potash fertilizers
Slow release fertilizers
Sulphur fertilizers
Fertilizer application
Fertilizer equipment
Fertilizer industry
Pollutants
Slags
Soil amendments
Soil pollution
Double salts

This term is used for the following terms: 
Fertilisers

Approved Date
19-Apr-2013

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