fertilizer (damage)

Fertilizer applied in excess is toxic. Plants are relatively sensitive to fertilizers containing nitrogen (as urea (NH2)2CO, ammonium NH4+ or nitrate NO3-).

eutrophication,
fertilizer,
nutrient toxicity

This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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