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Definition of Overfertilized
1. overfertilize [v] - See also: overfertilize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overfertilized
Literary usage of Overfertilized
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1897)
"Immature eggs and eggs overfertilized seemed most prone to these orgies of
spinning, and in instances quite forgot any cellular destinies in exhausting ..."
2. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"... or overfertilized. To determine the amounts and availability of nutrients in
your garden, have the soil tested. Gather small amounts of soil from seven ..."
3. Annual Report of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society by Wisconsin State Horticultural Society (1888)
"Some say the Crescent can be overfertilized. The Manchester has no superior for
lateness where rust does not bother. ..."
4. Agriculture and Life; a Text-book for Normal Schools and Teachers' Reading by Arthur D. Cromwell (1915)
"Frequently orchards overfertilized with nitrogen may be made to bear fruit by
feeding the trees more potash. So with strawberry beds and other small fruit ..."
5. Peas and Pea Culture by Glenn Cyrus Sevey (1911)
"Oo casionally, there is bother about buds dropping, especially if plants are
overfertilized. This is not likely to continue beyond a few days when plants ..."
6. The Living Substance as Such: And as Organism by Gwendolen Foulke Andrews (1897)
"Immature eggs and eggs overfertilized seemed most prone to these orgies of
spinning, and in instances quite forgot any cellular destinies in exhausting ..."
7. Market Crops of Florida (1919)
"... are overfertilized with highly nitrogenous fertilizer in the late autumn, it
is usually safer to divide the amount and make two to four applications. ..."
8. HIV/Aids Policy in Hawaii by James Lumeng (1992)
"... benefits to home owners, but too often lawns are improperly maintained and
overfertilized, and are established in areas of important wildlife habitat. ..."
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