Tag: soil

What form the basis of the usable soil capacity?

View original article Phosphorus in soil is an essential macro-element, required for plant nutrition. It participates in metabolic processes such ...

Pumping water for irrigation is perhaps the biggest consumer of energy on a farm. This has become a major concern ...

With last year's harvest just off the field, it is also time to look at the coming growing season. An important ...

A sequenced approach using a liquid nematicide with a new mode of action along with an existing granular product is ...

A study completed by an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientist found winter cover crops planted after potatoes can be beneficial ...

Potato tubers are the result of the plant genetics and the environmental conditions in which they are grown. Potato varieties ...

Whether it is leaves or soils, the lab-in-a-box solution puts portable testing in hands of farmers and agrologists The METOS ...

Hollow heart is an internal disorder where a 'lens' or 'star'-shaped cavity forms in the potato tuber. Some varieties are ...

Soil alarmists such as Barbara Baarsma, professor of economics and director of Rabobank Amsterdam, argue that dutch soil is doing ...