fertilizer Articles
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Effect of deficit irrigation and fertilization on cucumber
Soil water budgets are essential in determining the proper timing and amount of irrigation. Organic fertilizers can be substituted for commercial fertilizers; however, information is sparse on the interaction of irrigation management and nutrient source on cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) production. This study evaluated nutrient source and irrigation management on growth and yield of cucumber grown ...
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What is an organic waste composting appliance, its purpose, and its working principle
Now, a large amount of waste is generated every day, both at the domestic level and industrial level. It is most important to handle waste effectively. The food is deserte into landfills free of methane which is dangerous for the earth as an entire. Composting is the best method to handle the waste. How to successfully compost? Composting means recycling green waste composter ...
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Italy - 2004 & 2005 CROPS - Melons - Case Study
PREAMBLE: Melons are members of the cucurbit family, which includes pumpkins, zucchini, cucumbers and squash, all of which have similar growth requirements. Melon quality is directly related to the sugar content of the fruit. High sugar content is achieved by avoiding all stress during the growing season. Stress comes from foliar diseases, insect pests, weeds, poor nutrition, and excesses or ...
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How to make optimal condition for growing vegetables
The competition between vegetable producers, high production costs, expensive seeds and many other factors, mean that vegetable producers want to provide optimal conditions for their cropping. They want to get the best product that will meet the high customer’s needs. In addition to investing in seeds, fertilizers and plant protection products, you need the suitable equipment. This will ...
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CoirGreen™ Growbags combine the benefits of coir and growbags
The global gardening culture is changing. In the days gone by, people had to till the soil, get dirty and possibly sweat after a gardening workout. However, now, gardening has become easier and we have a variety of tools that do the work for us. One such tool is the CoirGreen™ Growbag, a 100% biodegradable product. A combination of the benefits of coir and grow bags Combining the ...
By CoirGreen
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Voices from Below
Understanding the layers of inequality in agriculture Officially, Kavita Devi would not count as landless. Even though she belongs to a land-owning family, in practice, she is landless. These intra-household gender-generational granularities are not accounted for in official statistics of landless rural families in Bihar who make for over 60% of the state’s population, of which, over 92% ...
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