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fertilizer

Also known as fertiliser, fertilizers, fertilisers

thumb|upright=1.35|A farmer spreading [[manure to improve soil fertility]]

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Fertilizer is a material, like manure shown here, that farmers spread on soil to add nutrients that plants need to grow. It matters because these added nutrients help increase crop yields and maintain productive farmland.

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Reclamation of boron from solid and liquid streams for fertilizer application.ReviewJournal of environmental management · 2024Figueira M, Srivastava V, Reig M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122039
Organic fertilizer significantly mitigates N(2)O emissions while increase contributed of comammox Nitrospira in paddy soils.The Science of the total environment · 2024Sun H, Li Y, Xing Y et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176578
Impact of Two Phosphorus Fertilizer Formulations on Wheat Physiology, Rhizosphere, and Rhizoplane Microbiota.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Bourak K, Sare AR, Allaoui A et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms24129879
[Effects of chemical fertilizer reduction and organic fertilizer substitution on yield and quality of Saposhnikovia divaricata].Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica · 2023Li Q, Wang S, Liu FJ et al.DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20230414.103
The fate of fertilizer-derived phosphorus under different long-term fertilization regimes: A phosphate oxygen isotope study.The Science of the total environment · 2023Yang J, Xin X, Zhong X et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159263
Fertilizer Type Affects Stable Isotope Ratios of Nitrogen in Human Blood Plasma─Results from Two-Year Controlled Agricultural Field Trials and a Randomized Crossover Dietary Intervention Study.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2022Mie A, Novak V, Franko MA et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c04418
Soil type and fertilizer rate affect wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield, quality and nutrient use efficiency in Ayiba, northern Ethiopia.PeerJ · 2022Gessesew WS, Elias E, Gebresamuel G et al.DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13344
Effects of fermented organic fertilizer application on soil N(2)O emission under the vegetable rotation in polyhouse.Environmental research · 2021Shao Y, Chen J, Wang L et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111491

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Contents

History
Mechanism
Microbiological considerations
Classification
Single nutrient ("straight") fertilizers
Multinutrient fertilizers
Micronutrients
Production
Nitrogen fertilizers
Phosphate fertilizers
Potassium fertilizers
NPK fertilizers
Organic fertilizers
Fertilizer consumption
Application
Timing and amount of application
Liquid vs solid
Slow- and controlled-release fertilizers
Foliar application
Chemicals that affect nitrogen uptake
Overfertilization
Environmental effects
Water
Nitrate pollution
Soil
Acidification
Accumulation of toxic elements
Cadmium
Fluoride
Radioactive elements
Other metals
Trace mineral depletion
Changes in soil biology
Organic agriculture
Fossil fuel consumption and sustainability
Contribution to the greenhouse effect
Policy
Regulation
Subsidies
See also
References
Cited sources
External links

thumb|upright=1.35|A farmer spreading [[manure to improve soil fertility]]

A fertilizer or fertiliser 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. For most modern agricultural practices, fertilization focuses on three main macro nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) with occasional addition of supplements like rock flour for micronutrients. Farmers apply these fertilizers in a variety of ways: through dry or pelletized or liquid application processes, using large agricultural equipment, or hand-tool methods.