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BINARY FERTILIZER [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
DEF

A fertilizer which includes two of the three elements most important in plant nutrition: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

CONT

A fertilizer is said to be complete when it contains nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. ... Examples of commonly used fertilizers are 10-10-10, 16-16-16, and 20-10-5. An incomplete fertilizer will be missing at least one of the major components.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
CONT

On appelle engrais binaires ceux qui apportent deux éléments. Il y a donc trois sortes de binaires : les azotés-potassiques, les azotés-phosphatés, les phosphatés-potassiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Abono y mejoramiento del suelo
DEF

Abono con dos elementos nutritivos.

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