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controlled-release fertilizer

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2018-02-17

Also called delayed released, slow release, controlled availability, slow acting, and metered release. A controlled dissolution of fertilizer at a lower rate than conventional water-soluble fertilizers. Controlled-release properties may result from coatings on water-soluble fertilizer or from low dissolution and/or mineralization rates of fertilizer materials in soil.

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