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The need for manure to be broken down
Suggested application rates for some common crops, including tomatoes and potatoes.
- How to fertilise a crop correctly
- The benefits of organic matter
- Growing in hot and dry conditions – Part 1
- Slow US planting, growing seasons end in delayed corn, soybean harvest
- Know your soil – Part 5: the value of phosphorous
- Know your soil – Part 4
- Know your soil – Part 1
- Know your soil – Part 3
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Know your soil – Part 2
If you have a proper understanding of the soil on your farm, you will be able to farm more efficiently – and get more enjoyment from farming.
Biofumigation using an eelworm trap crop
Apart from reducing cyst eelworm, planting trap crops has other advantages.
Beat cyst eelworm with trap crops
An integrated approach to controlling cyst eelworm usually produces the best results, but using a trap crop is perhaps the single most important method.
Beet cyst eelworm - the chemical option
In the previous issue, we discussed the fact that beet cyst eelworm is impossible to eradicate once it is established on a land.
How to save olives from destructive diseases
Plant pathogens, or disease-causing viruses, bacteria and fungi could lead to significant losses in agricultural yields, and threaten food security
This wild plant could be the next strawberry
Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and... groundcherries? A little-known fruit about the size of a marble could become agriculture's next big
A new tomato ideal for urban gardens and even outer space
Farmers could soon be growing tomatoes bunched like grapes in a storage unit, on the roof of a skyscraper, or even in space. That's if a clutch of new gene-edit
Identifying a plant cell barrier to breeding more nutritious crops
What if we could grow plants that are larger and also have higher nutritional content?
Plant scientists identify new strategy to enhance rice grain yield
As OsACBP2 contributes to boosting oil content as well as size and weight in transgenic rice grains, an application of this technology in rice
The benefits of farm trials – Part 1
In my experience, the most successful farmers are those who regularly conduct trials in an effort to lower costs and raise production.
Don't drown your crop's roots!
Where many farmers fall short is knowing how deep the water has penetrated after irrigation or rain.
Getting irrigation right
Farmers often ask me how frequently and how much they should irrigate. There is no simple answer, as many aspects must first be considered.