Seed Treatment Articles
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Managing fertilizer’s salt effect in drought
During drought or dry conditions, salinity and pH levels can change quickly in the soil. While the forecast shouldn’t entirely dictate how you manage your farm, understanding and performing the best farming practices when adding seed-placed nutrients can help save your yields when the rain fails to ...
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Safe seed-placed fertilizer practices and equipment limits
When it comes to applying seed-placed fertilizer, it is important to find the suitable application rate for each specific soil type and composition. But it is also important to understand that seeding equipment and technology is a factor, and may impact growers’ fertilizer rates. The seed-safe rate for fertilizers relies on numerous factors. Crop choice, soil composition, pH levels, ...
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Types Of Soil Sensor-Which Is Best For You
What is soil sensor? Soil sensors are instruments monitor soil moisture conditions. They can be categorized into sensors that monitor moisture, conductivity, temperature, nutrients, pH, and salinity. All these different types of instruments are collectively referred to as soil sensors. With advancements in technology, there are now more advanced soil sensors available that can simultaneously ...
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Seed Seedling Bluetooth Temperature Recorder
Seed seedlings have strict requirements on environmental temperature. Only at a suitable temperature can seeds grow normally. Bluetooth temperature loggers are used for temperature monitoring and can help ensure that seeds germinate and grow under the right temperature conditions. Seed seedlings are generally carried out in greenhouses, which can effectively control the environmental temperature ...
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The most cultivated crop in the Netherlands: Onion
Did you know that onions are the most cultivated crop in The Netherlands? and that it is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium worldwide? This crop is an herbaceous bulbous plant that is cultivated for bulb production either as biannual or perennial, depending on the cultivation conditions. Onions are among the most widely adapted vegetable crops that can be grown under a wide ...
By SOILCARES
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The microwave stabilization makes the poppy taste stand out. It is thus the ideal technology for its treatment - Case study
Microwave technology has enabled the customer to better plan production, reduce costs, and enhance the taste of the processed poppy. What we’ve been dealing with Poppy intended for further use in the food industry tends to become bitter over time. It is therefore advisable that it undergoes heat stabilization. By default, steam technology is used for stabilization, but it is outdated, ...
By ROMILL s r.o
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PTO Shaft 4 Series – Replacement for Bondioli & Pavesi PTO Shaft
A Four Series PTO (Power Take-Off) shaft is a form of power transmission device made of metal that is used to transfer energy from an engine or any other power source to equipment like a baler or mower. The term "4 series" signifies the dimensions as well as the specifications for the PTO shaft which are designed to handle a specific amount of torque and power. The PTO shaft of the 4 Series is ...
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6 Series PTO Shaft – Replacement of Bondioli & Pavesi PTO Shaft
A 6-Series PTO (Power Take-Off) shaft is a form of the shaft made of metal that is utilized for transferring power to a tractor or another source of power to a device or attachment. Its "6 Series" designation refers to the standard dimensions and specs of the shaft such as its length, diameter, and the spline's profile. PTO shafts of the 6 Series are often employed in agricultural applications ...
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Chemical-free disinfection of seeds for maximum yield
Seeds are the starting point for the majority of our food. Vegetables, cereals, fruits and many, many more products start as small seeds. It is no surprise that the seed market has kept growing over the past few years. In fact, the seed market is projected to grow even more, with a CARG of 3,4% from 2017 to 2023. Safe and delicate disinfection of seeds is a must in order to produce a healthy and ...
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Strengthen your Seeding Strategy
On-farm weather stations and soil moisture probes take the guesswork out of seeding plans and execution As the 2023 seeding season is fast approaching, why not end the soil moisture guessing game on your farm? Especially when you have technology available to inform weather-related planning and crop management decisions. Precision crop management tools, including on-farm weather stations and soil ...
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4 tips for successful potato establishment this spring
Alistair Neill, a Prime Agriculture potato agronomist based in Norfolk, shares his four essential tips on getting potato crops off to the best start possible, beginning with ensuring good crop establishment.1. Cut back on cultivations Soil compaction can jeopardise potato establishment and yield because it restricts root growth, consequently limiting water and nutrient uptake. Therefore, if it’s ...
By Crop4Sight
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Hello digital, goodbye analog
How to use and interpret your farm information Every pass of your field in-season provides a critical commodity: information. As farming becomes progressively larger, busier and more high-tech, the regular use and interpretation of farm information is even more important. This information is mandatory to successfully farm in 2023 and beyond – but what’s the best way to leverage it ...
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How to get seed rates spot on for target market and harvest scheduling
Potato agronomy is complex and requires a lot of planning, monitoring and evaluation throughout the production process. CPM finds out how digital agronomy tool Crop4Sight can help in all three areas as preparation for the 2023 season gathers paceIf you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail – an adage that is very relevant when thinking about potato crop establishment, with half the agronomy done ...
By Crop4Sight
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Plan for success
Take a giant step ahead by using farm management software for your crop planning As the influx of agtech sweeps across fields today, the old adage that best-laid plans often go awry no longer applies to your farm. Crop plans may be as old as farming, but the latest in farm management software takes your farm’s success to a new level. “Crop plans may be as old as farming, but the ...
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Advantages of heating mats in seed germination
Advantages of heating mats in seed germination Germinator and heated seedbed. Is seed germination uneven and inconstant? Every time you try to germinate seeds then the seedlings do not germinate or eventually dry up. You should know that not everyone has a green thumb or the right equipment. So what do you do? You give up, just like any inexperienced and hopeless gardener would. But it’s ...
By Cofilea srl
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Molter BV expands nursery with foil greenhouse of over 1,400 m2
Perennial plant grower Molter BV in Noordwijkerhout (NL) is making good progress. The new strategy and a new Rovero film greenhouse offer more space for activities at the beginning of the chain: breeding, tissue culture and the propagation of plants from seed, cuttings and tissue culture. "We are scaling down the actual cultivation of plants, but in terms of added value we are growing nicely," ...
By Rovero
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Genome Biology: Revealing the Genetic Structure of Seed Coat Content in Brassica Napus
The rapeseed team at Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China, published a research paper entitled “Multi-omics analysis dissects the genetic architecture of seed coat content in Brassica napus” in Genome Biology. This study has made important progress in the analysis of the genetic basis of skin shell rate, new gene mining, and regulatory networks for seed carbon source ...
By Lifeasible
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Go digital
Digital record-keeping supports stronger farm teams We’ve evolved from the days of working in our heads or writing things down. Data-driven farming technologies are creating opportunities in an evolving landscape where access to real-time, instantly shareable information is a must for optimal performance. Thanks to digital-record keeping, entire farm teams can now work on the same page ...
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Earth Innovations: Cover Cropping
Earth Innovations is a new series from Sound Agriculture that covers the up-and-coming techniques growers are deploying to keep their yields high and their land healthy for generations to come. In each blog post, we break down the benefits and challenges of incorporating new practices, using real growers’ experiences and the Sound Agronomy Team’s expertise. Cover crops are ...
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Dunea successfully remove mussel seed via Huberts micro-filters
Drinking water company Dunea produces and supplies drinking water to approximately 1.3 million customers in the western part of South Holland. One of the water treatment plants, is low pressure pumping station Brakel. Here, surface water is collected to be purified into drinking water. The surface water of the Afgedamde Maas contains large quantities of mussel seed. This is causing problems in ...
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