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Definition of Topdress
1. Verb. Scatter manure or fertilizer over (land).
Definition of Topdress
1. v. t. To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land.
Definition of Topdress
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of top-dress) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Topdress
Literary usage of Topdress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Computers and Information Technologies in Agricultural Production and edited by Karl R. Schneider (1997)
"Wheat grain yields increased significantly as a result of applying topdress Nm
both the fixed rate and variable rate treatments when compared to the check ..."
2. A Farmer's Primer on Growing Rice by B. S. Vergara, International Rice Research Institute (1992)
"Do not topdress when leaves are wet Do not topdress topdress Fertilizer ...
Do not topdress if heavy rain is expected. The fertilizer may be washed away. ..."
3. Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Workshop at Lusaka by International Rice Research Institute (1986)
"Fertilizers (150 kg/ha each of N, P, and K) were supplied in a ratio of 5:3:2
basal to topdress 1 to topdress 2. Several agronomic characters of normal ..."
4. Advances in Hybrid Rice Technology: Proceedings of the 3rd International by Sant S. Virmani, E. A. Siddiq, K. Muralidharan (1998)
"For hybrid rice, applying 50% of the N as a basal dose, 25% as a first topdress,
and the remaining 25% as a second topdress gave ..."
5. Proceedings of the Second Temperate Rice Conferenceby B Hardy, J E Hill by B Hardy, J E Hill (2002)
"The remaining 35% to 50% of the N was applied directly into the floodwater around
panicle differentiation in two topdress applications. ..."
6. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"... loads of manure per- acre- and plow it in ; then topdress with as much more
fine, well-rotted manure-, and harrow it in thoroughly. ..."
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