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organic fertilizer
Fertilizer derived from natural, organic materials such as compost, animal manure, bone meal, or plant matter, as opposed to chemically synthesized fertilizers.
A compound of 有機 (organic) and 肥料 (fertilizer). Increasingly common as interest in organic farming (有機農業) and sustainable agriculture grows in Japan.
Common collocations
- 有機肥料を施す: to apply organic fertilizer
- 有機肥料で栽培する: to cultivate with organic fertilizer
- 完熟有機肥料: fully composted organic fertilizer