Fertilisation
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Need for resilient crop stimulates interest in silicon
The use of silicon fertilisers is clearly on the rise. Silicon can strengthen the resilience of the crop, and with an ever declining range …
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Water treatment system maintains optimum oxygen supply
Sufficient oxygen in the root environment is a must for a strong, healthy crop. More oxygen makes the crop stronger and boosts production. That’s …
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Plants wouldn’t be green without magnesium
Magnesium fulfils many functions within the plant. The element is crucial for the activity of many enzymes. These play a role in photosynthesis, the …
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More measuring and timely tweaks keep pH and crop in balance
Growing media must allow plants to develop healthily all the way from the potting area to the living room. The correct acidity or alkalinity …
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Flemish scientists produce fertiliser from waste flows
Bio-engineers from the universities of Antwerp and Ghent have developed a new type of fertiliser based on bacteria derived from food industry waste flows. …
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Nutrient deficiency in peppers despite perfect drainage values
When several of the sweet pepper plants at Zwingrow in Honselersdijk (Westland, the Netherlands) were found to be growing more slowly than the rest, …
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Plant Health Cure presents explanatory video about root growth
Soil is a living organism is the title of a new 12-minute explanatory video by Plant Health Cure that shows ‘how roots grow and …
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Well-balanced root environment ensures good nutrient uptake
When you’re growing green peppers, you have to be extra alert to changes in the growing conditions. Consistent EC levels and good pH control …
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Tailoring fertilisation for pot- and soil-grown crops gets easier
Some relatively new coated fertilisers are giving growers more options for optimising crop nutrition. Aspects taken on board in the development process included calcium …
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Targeted fertilisation enables extra recirculation in pot orchids
Greater re-use of drainage water for pot orchids is one step closer with a new compound fertiliser. Phalaenopsis grower De Molenhoek in Bemmel, the …