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
Farmer Mary Kamau said she, too, has slashed purchases of commercial fertilizer and is using manure to nourish the coffee and avocados she grows on 12 acres in Murang’a County.
From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 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
A ten-acre orchard at Wharton, Md. that, presumably, was being given special care, is reported as nearly all dead—"too much commercial fertilizer, or the wrong kind."
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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