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2. Agricultural lime - Wikipedia

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   Agricultural lime, also called aglime, agricultural limestone, garden lime or liming, is a soil additive made from pulverized limestone or chalk. The primary active component is calcium carbonate . Additional chemicals vary depending on the mineral source and may include calcium oxide .

3. Potting soil - Wikipedia

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   Following early growth, most plants prefer a potting mix that is more well-draining. Cacti and succulents require sharp drainage, thus requiring a much larger percentage of perlite or sand. [ 18 ] Carnivorous plants , such as the Venus flytrap and the pitcher plant, prefer the nutrient-poor, acidic soils common to bogs and fens, [ 19 ] while ...

4. Calcium ammonium nitrate - Wikipedia

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   The term "calcium ammonium nitrate" is applied to multiple different, but closely related formulations. One variety of calcium ammonium nitrate is made by adding powdered limestone to ammonium nitrate; [1] [2] another, fully water-soluble version, is a mixture of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate, which crystallizes as a hydrated double salt: [3] 5Ca(NO 3) 2 •NH 4 NO 3 •10H 2 O.

5. Zanthoxylum fagara - Wikipedia

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   Zanthoxylum fagara or wild lime, is a species of flowering plant that—despite its name—is not part of the genus Citrus with real limes and other fruit, but is a close cousin in the larger citrus family, Rutaceae. It is more closely related to Sichuan pepper.

6. Fertilizer - Wikipedia

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   A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English) is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients. Fertilizers may be distinct from liming materials or other non-nutrient soil amendments. Many sources of fertilizer exist, both natural and industrially produced. [1]

7. Subsistence agriculture - Wikipedia

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   Subsistence agriculture generally features: small capital/finance requirements, mixed cropping, limited use of agrochemicals (e.g. pesticides and fertilizer), unimproved varieties of crops and animals, little or no surplus yield for sale, use of crude/traditional tools (e.g. hoes, machetes, and cutlasses), mainly the production of crops, small ...