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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. soil science
  3. soil management
  4. fertilizers
  5. biofertilizers
  1. Farms, Agricultural Production Systems
  2. soil management
  3. fertilizers
  4. biofertilizers

Preferred term

biofertilizers

Type

  • Topic

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • biofertilisers
  • bio-fertilizers
  • microbial fertilizers

Scope note

  • Use for beneficial microorganisms that are applied to plants, seed, or soil in order to increase the amount of nutrients available to plants, such as nitrogen-fixing bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi. For fertilizers that are derived from natural organic materials, such as crab waste, animal manure, or green manures USE organic fertilizers.

In other languages

  • biofertilizantes

    Spanish

  • abonos biológicos
  • fertilizantes biológicos
  • fertilizantes microbiales
  • fertilizantes microbianos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/69901

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