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  2. Organic fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    Organic fertilizer. A cement reservoir containing cow manure mixed with water. This is common in rural Hainan Province, China. Note the bucket on a stick that the farmer uses to apply the mixture. Liming soil. Bone meal and meat meal can be added to soil to stimulate root growth and to release phosphorus. Organic fertilizers are fertilizers ...

  3. Fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    Ca 5 F(PO 4) 3 + 10 HNO 3 →6 H 3 PO 4 + 5 Ca(NO 3) 2 + HF; 6 HF + SiO 2 →H 2 SiF 6 + 2 H 2 O; Step 2. Removal of Calcium Nitrate. It is important to remove the calcium nitrate because calcium nitrate is extremely hygroscopic. Method 1.(Odda process) Calcium nitrate crystals are removed by centrifugation. Method 2. Sulfonitric Process Ca(NO ...

  4. Precision agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Precision Agriculture NDVI 4 cm / pixel GSD. Precision agriculture (PA) is a farming management strategy based on observing, measuring and responding to temporal and spatial variability to improve agricultural production sustainability. [2] It is used in both crop and livestock production. [3]

  5. International Fertilizer Development Center - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.ifdc.org. The International Fertilizer Development Center (known as IFDC) is a science-based public international organization working to alleviate global hunger by introducing improved agricultural practices and fertilizer technologies to farmers and by linking farmers to markets. Headquartered in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA, the ...

  6. Seaweed fertiliser - Wikipedia

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    Seaweed fertiliser (or fertilizer) is organic fertilizer made from seaweed that is used in agriculture to increase soil fertility and plant growth. The use of seaweed fertilizer dates back to antiquity and has a broad array of benefits for soils. Seaweed fertilizer can be applied in a number of different forms, including refined liquid extracts ...

  7. History of fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    History of fertilizer. Global Fertiliser consumption over time. The history of fertilizer has largely shaped political, economic, and social circumstances in their traditional uses. Subsequently, there has been a radical reshaping of environmental conditions following the development of chemically synthesized fertilizers. [1][2][3]

  8. Intensive crop farming - Wikipedia

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    Intensive crop farming is a modern industrialized form of crop farming.Intensive crop farming's methods include innovation in agricultural machinery, farming methods, genetic engineering technology, techniques for achieving economies of scale in production, the creation of new markets for consumption, patent protection of genetic information, and global trade.

  9. LB&SCR L class - Wikipedia

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    1925. The LB&SCR L Class was a class of 4-6-4 steam tank locomotives designed by L. B. Billinton for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. They were known as the "Brighton Baltics", Baltic being the European name for the 4-6-4 wheel arrangement. Seven examples were built between April 1914 and April 1922 and they were used for express ...