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Fertilizer (or fertiliser) is any material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant tissues (usually leaves) to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants. Conservative estimates report 50 to 80% of crop yields are attributed to natural or synthetic commercial fertilizer.[1][2] Global market value is likely to rise to more than US$185 billion until 2019.[3] The European fertilizer market will grow