nitrogen fertilizer
Soil nutrient supplement
Nitrogen fertilizer is any substance added to soil to supply nitrogen, an essential nutrient for plant growth.
The term covers synthetic forms like ammonium nitrate and urea as well as organic sources like manure and compost.
Nitrogen fertilizers dramatically increase crop yields but can pollute waterways through runoff: Excess nitrogen fertilizer caused algal blooms in the lake.
- ureaNitrogenous metabolic waste compound
- soil amendmentSubstance improving dirt quality
- denitrificationMicrobial nitrate-to-gas conversion
- eutrophicationExcess nutrients depleting oxygen
- algal bloomsRapid water plant overgrowth
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- fertilizersphosphorus, potassium, ammonia, compost, urea
- nitrogennitrification, denitrification, nitrates, nitrites, ammonium
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Decayed organic fertilizer
manure · organic fertilizer · green manure · cover crops · bone meal
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Cultivation without synthetic chemicals
permaculture · sustainable agriculture · natural farming · agroecology · traditional agriculture
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