The story said the sheeps' droppings were also being used to fertilise the grass.

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Zhangzidao Fishery Group, a Chinese aquaculture company, recycles uneaten fish feed to fertilise crops.

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Not only would the exhaust keep the plants warm, it might also fertilise them.

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Yes, there is the argument that they gather best practice from across an industry and can thus pollinate, cross-fertilise.

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If she likes what she sees, she will deposit some eggs in his nest, and he will then fertilise them immediately.

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They identified two genes - zipper and lgl - which they found worked together to change the make up of sperm cells, making it impossible for them to fertilise uninfected eggs.

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The best of them will have learned how to seed and fertilise a community, like Firefly and Amazon, and will provide the software to extract a collective intelligence from their customers.

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Wishing to fertilise the manioc with my remains.

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