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elemental potassium (K). In general, agricultural fertilizers contain only one or two macronutrients. Agricultural fertilizers are intended to be applied...

legumes of the tropics and subtropics grown mostly under dry-land agriculture. The chemical composition is comparable with commonly cultivated legumes. Like...

Richard P. (editors) (2005). Sittig's Handbook of Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals. SciTech Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-8155-1516-2.  Hamilton, Denis;...

characteristics of these natural chemicals indicate a potential role of cis-cinnamic acid and its glucosides as allelochemicals (chemicals, released from plants,...

considered by the speaker to be a nuisance in a garden, lawn, or other agricultural development. More specifically the term is often used to describe plants...

testosterone is below normal, such as dieters and overtrained athletes. The active chemical in T. terrestris is proven to be protodioscin (PTN), a cousin to DHEA....

garden, scale before they were developed for distribution for field-scale agricultural use. Parallel with this fact is that organic-horticulture literature...

end of the Caspian Sea. Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil. The...

in agricultural practice, particularly in agricultural chemistry. Agricultural chemistry includes the application of chemical fertilizer, chemical insecticides...

and window frames, barrels, mooring masts, hedges, platforms, floors, agricultural implements and railway sleepers." The wood is also reportedly a preferred...

or even harmed by encounters with toxic chemicals in the environment (for example, see Bees and toxic chemicals). Despite the bee's painful sting and the...

addition, it may be an ingredient in other foods. In addition to other chemicals, the guaraná plant contains caffeine (sometimes called "guaranine"), theophylline...

waste bins) and urban foragers who wish to live independently from the agricultural-industrial complex have also adopted guerrilla gardening. Urban populations...

may prevent damping off. Chamomile is frequently an invasive species in agricultural fields. Farmers often must control chamomile's spread to maintain productivity...

the Forgotten Agricultural Input, Dr. Malcolm Sanford of the University of Florida, published in Proceedings of the Florida Agricultural Conference and...

against any use of agricultural chemicals. A great many valuable lessons are still contained in _The Waste Products of Agriculture. _Unfortunately, even...

common in the Eastern United States before dense European settlement/agriculture in the late 1700s. There are 41 species worldwide. Many are adapted to...

changes in the environment. Introduced species are commonly found in agricultural environments along with persistent natives. Most of the 75 or so exotics...

sensitivity about chemical hazards in the environment. Public concern about dioxins was high, and production and use of other (non-herbicide) chemicals potentially...

5 μm), larger than clay but smaller than a sand. In actuality, silt is chemically distinct from clay, and unlike clay, grains of silt are roughly the same...