With no defence possible, the only solution for the banana industry was to cultivate a different banana variety called the Cavendish, which was naturally immune to Panama disease. In that way, the Cavendish variety rose to become the most traded banana crop in the world today. Unfortunately, the disease that causes fusarium wilt has mutated […]
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Agricultural uses for Calcium Carbonate
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Dec
Dec
A crucial nutrient, calcium supports the cellular walls of plants and is essential for the formation of new cells. Frequent fruit illnesses like blossom-end rot, which is common in tomatoes and peppers, can result from a calcium deficit. For annual crops like vegetables, include winter shortly before digging. The calcium carbonate works during the winter […]
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Benefits of Zeolite on Soil
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Nov
Nov
The deteriorating soil fertility can be countered by zeolite clinoptilolite natural minerals. Zeolite has the capacity to bind nutrients delivered by fertilizer application or put another way, zeolite has the capacity to preserve fertilizer. Plant roots progressively assimilate the bound nutrients. Zeolite usage results in fertilizer cost savings. It should be kept in mind that […]
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Envirolizer on Industrial Hemp
04
Nov
Nov
Hemp doesn’t have many approved crop-protection products, such as herbicides or pesticides that are “very carbon-emitting,” so it is a less environmentally costly crop. Farmers growing hemp with Regenerative Agriculture practices can reduce synthetic nitrogen inputs with natural products such as Envirolizer If you’re going to grow hemp using business-as-usual practices like we do soy […]
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Effect of ‘Calcite Foliar Fertilizer’ on Growth, Yield and Nutritional Composition of Sorghum
08
Sep
Sep
A research study conducted by Janaka Priyankara Wickramashinge from Iowa State University back in 2015 on the effect of “Calcite Foliar Fertilizer’ on Growth, Yield and Nutritional Composition of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Cultivated under Field Condition as a Fodder for Dairy Cattle proves how effective calcite is. Among the various ways of supplying […]
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