| 释义 |
fertigation orig. U.S.|fɜːtɪˈgeɪʃən|
[Blend of fertilizer and irrigation.]
A method of plant fertilization in which liquid fertilizer is added to the water in an irrigation system.
1967Farm Q. XXII. 60/1 Fertigation, as some call it, began in the West when farmers started bubbling anhydrous ammonia into irrigation ditches. 1971Fertilizer Solutions XV. 38/1 Overhead sprinkler fertigation lends itself well to increment feeding, that is, balanced fertilizing through each cycle of the system. 1983Economist 25 June 73/4 The latest refinement of drip irrigation is called ‘fertigation’: liquid fertiliser is added to the irrigation water and thus fed directly to the plant. |