soil nutrient Articles
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Benefits of Portable soil detectors
Background: Soil is one of the most important natural resources on Earth. It plays a vital role in agriculture, supporting the growth of crops and plants and providing us with food, clothing and shelter. However, the quality of soil depends on various factors such as location, weather and environmental factors. Therefore, it is important to understand the properties of the soil before planting ...
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Biosolids increase soil aggregation and protection of soil carbon five years after application on a crested wheatgrass pasture
Biosolids application to rangelands and pastures recycles nutrients and organic matter back to soils. The effects of biosolids (20 and 60 dry Mg ha–1) and N+P fertilizer on soil aggregate stability, bulk density, aeration porosity, and total C and N of stable aggregates were evaluated 4 and 5 yr after surface application to a crested wheatgrass [Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.] pasture in the ...
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What is conservation agriculture?
With a lot of noise currently surrounding sustainability in British agriculture, there are many conflicting viewpoints on the best approach farmers should take to care for their environment. In this blog, we discuss conservation agriculture, and how by looking after your soil, you’re looking after your bottom line. We explore how it can benefit farmers to increase yields and lower crop ...
By Sumo UK Ltd
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Organic Fertilizer Benefits
Organic Fertilizer Benefits – Why not use synthetic fertilizers? It’s a reasonable question. After all, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium ARE chemicals, so where is the advantage in these bags of heavy, grainy stuff, that need to be measured and mixed and then dug in, when you can just pick up a small plastic bottle of the blue stuff? There are several organic fertilizer benefits, ...
By Organiksa SA
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Phosphorous deficiency woes? Boost your cannabis plants
There are a few things that all cannabis growers have in common. Among the positive things like constant learning and the rewards of a healthy crop, there are plenty of headaches. One such headache is nutrient deficiency. In this article, we will focus on one of the most common nutrient issues, Phosphorus deficiency. Phosphorus is one of the most important nutrients that your cannabis plants ...
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The relevance of moisture control in organic municipal Solid waste windrow composting process
The valorisation of the Municipal Solid Waste composting fraction assumes importance in management strategies of the MSW and constitutes a way of producing an organic material such as humus to improve the soil aeration, the water holding capacity and valuable product when used as soil amendment because it is a source of nutrients (N, P, K) and useful for recovery of poor and degraded soils. It ...
By ORBIT e.V.
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