fertilize

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Researchers at Michigan State University have identified a molecular "switch" that boosts sperm energy just before they attempt to fertilize an egg.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

But syrup producers do not plant, irrigate, fertilize or use insecticides on their self-sufficient forests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Composting turns organic material, like food scraps, into a nutrient-rich mixture that can be used to fertilize new plants and crops.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2025

Surface water, for example, could have runoff that includes nitrate used to fertilize land in agricultural areas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024

Joel likes to put his turkeys in the orchard, where they eat the bugs, mow the grass, and fertilize the trees and vines.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan