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

But Papa used the mess to fertilize everything that grew around the place.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper