Nutrition and fertilizers
Slow-release fertilizers
These are fertilizers with a controlled nutrient release mechanism that provide plants with essential nutrients over an extended period.
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Short and clear definitions of agronomic terms: soil cultivation, sowing, nutrition, plant protection, machinery, and crop storage.
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Soil adsorbing complex
A set of mineral and organic soil particles capable of retaining and exchanging ions of nutrients in the soil solution.
Nutrition and fertilizers
Soil solution concentration
This is the level of mineral salts dissolved in soil moisture, which dictates the ability of plant roots to absorb water and essential nutrients.
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Split application
A crop management practice of applying the total fertilizer requirement in several smaller doses over the growing season rather than in a single application.
Nutrition and fertilizers
Starter fertilizer
This is the application of mineral fertilizers directly into the seed furrow or rows during sowing to provide essential nutrients to young seedlings.
Nutrition and fertilizers
Sulfate fertilizers
A group of mineral fertilizers providing sulfur in a plant-available sulfate form, essential for protein synthesis and plant metabolism.