misfertilize

misfertilize

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ fertilize

Verb

misfertilize (third-person singular simple present misfertilizes, present participle misfertilizing, simple past and past participle misfertilized)

1. To fertilize incorrectly, especially to use the wrong type of fertilizer.
   • 1994, Indian Poultry Industry Yearbook - Volume 10, page 297:

     two, excessive or misfertilizing of agricultural land leads to an accumulation of phosphate in the soil and nitrate in the ground water;

   • 2012, David A. Payne, Designing Educational Project and Program Evaluations:

     One must be careful not to fertilize incorrectly (or overfertilize or misfertilize) as the seeding may be of discontent rather than enthusiasm.

   • 2020, Microbiomics, page 2:

     The Plantae, which constitute the regular flora (or macroflora), are restricted to mispollination in this respect, with misfertilized plants producing sterile or dysfunctional fruit or ploidal variations.