fertilization
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- noun
- /ˌfɜːrtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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fertilización
- Proper fertilization of the soil can significantly enhance its nutrient content.
- nitrogen fertilization
- soil fertilization
- intensive fertilization
Examples
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If the watering process and the nurturing and the fertilization process is stopped, the Chinese bamboo tree will die in the ground.
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The magnitude of the increased carbon storage due to nitrogen fertilization will depend on the average C:N ratio of the reservoirs undergoing accretion.
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I can barely cover the first round of fertilization.
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But once you do this, then you you mimic the fertilization process by adding calcium.
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Interpreting the results of nitrogen fertilization experiments has also proved difficult.
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Vanhove 7 found that suboptimal fertilization can reduce yield by one third.
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However, forest fertilization has costs associated with its manufacturing and application (Sonne 2006).
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Liming the oceans would be another kind of fertilization, helping ocean life uptake more CO2.
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Eventually, over-cropping marginal arid lands without adequate rotation or fertilization diminished field productivity.
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Trees planted by the Istanbul Municipality in 1997-1998 benefit from the irrigation and fertilization of vegetables planted beneath them.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
Making soil richer so crops can grow by adding manure or compost
Compounds
- Specialized
The joining of an egg and sperm from different individuals of the same species
- Formal
The sharing of ideas between different groups that creates useful new ideas
- Specialized
Time counted from when the sperm joins the egg to show how old an embryo or unborn baby is
- Specialized
A thin layer that forms around a fertilized egg to stop other sperm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fertilization comes from the Latin fertilis, 'fruitful', and is the same root as the English word fertile. So to fertilize soil is to make the land able to 'bear' crops and fruit, which is why adding nutrients to land is called fertilization.