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Record 1 2015-04-24

English

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

Organic material, such as leaves, grass, straw, to which a mineral fertilizer and lime have been added to encourage decomposition. After decomposition it is spread on, or worked into, the soil in the manner of barnyard manure.

CONT

In European usage artificial manure may denote commercial fertilizers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
CONT

Les engrais organo-minéraux sont obtenus par le mélange des engrais organiques, des composts ou d'autres support organiques avec des engrais minéraux solubles ou non, azotés, phosphatés, potassiques, magnésiens ou calcaires...

OBS

Mélange d'engrais organiques et d'engrais minéraux; ce mélange doit contenir au minimum 1% d'azote d'origine organique.

Spanish

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