commercial fertilizer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of commercial fertilizer
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The contracts Gevo is developing with corn growers in South Dakota are intended to keep carbon in the ground by reducing the use of commercial fertilizer, increasing soil fertility and reducing erosion.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
About 90% of nitrate contamination comes from manure and commercial fertilizer application.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022
Even in states where large livestock herds generate massive quantities of manure, there's not enough to replace commercial fertilizer completely.
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2022
Meanwhile, we are killing the Gulf of Mexico with excessive commercial fertilizer, which washes down the Mississippi River.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2020
The use of commercial fertilizer that would be good in one locality would be bad in another.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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