micronutrient News
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New tests confirm efficiency of Hortipray® micronutri Fe as an alternative to chelates
Following initial successful tests of Prayon’s Hortipray® micronutri Fe on cucumbers, new experiments carried out on tomatoes and strawberries at the Hoogstraten Research Centre (Belgium) have confirmed the product efficiency in enhancing iron uptake by the plant in substrate grown crops. This new fertiliser is a combination of iron and specialty phosphate developed and patented by ...
By Prayon S.A.
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Argus FMB Asia Fertilizer Conference • 29-31 March 2017 • Beijing, China
The Argus FMB Asia Fertilizer Conference will return to Beijing and bring together over 500 market players from over 54 countries. Mark this important date in your diary and be part of the premier fertilizer event in the region: Do business with over 500 key fertilizer producers, traders and importers Hear insight on demand potential in growth markets in South East Asia Gain insight on ...
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Fertilizers and Biostimulants Training for Spring 2020 Campaign
On February 10th at Bulagro Center Stara Zagora we held a training of our sales team, related to the programs for fertilizing and nourishing the crops in the spring. The main highlights were the products of Valagro - biostimulants, foliar and compound fertilizers, the new propositions in our portfolio from the Romanian company Cich, as well as the innovative foliar fertilizers from SAS. ...
By Bulagro AD
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Food security depends on sustainable nutrient management of soils
Food security is being threatened by loss of soil nutrients that are essential for the high yield of crops. A recent study outlines strategies to ensure the sustainable production of food through a holistic approach to soil nutrient management. In response to the rising demand for food from an increasing world population, high-yielding crops are being grown with the help of artificial ...
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Senator, nutrition experts support research on healthier rice
Rice is the largest part of the Filipino diet and healthier versions of the staple can go a long way in helping solve key health concerns, as well as improve public health in general. Philippine Senator Cynthia A. Villar made this statement today at the headquarters of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), affirming contributions made by rice scientists, in a keynote message during ...
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Fertilization regimen reduces environmental impact of landscape palms
Palms are an important part of the environment in subtropical and warm temperate climates. Palms' aesthetics and small "footprints" make them desirable in a variety of landscapes throughout the southeastern United States. Unfortunately, palms also have some of the highest nutrient requirements of any plants. Timothy Broschat, a scientist from the University of Florida's Fort Lauderdale Research ...
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Hydrolyzed fish fertilizer tested in organic vegetable production
In the production of organic vegetables, nitrogen is important, yet can be quite costly to manage. Nitrogen management is even more challenging when production practices call for the use of polyethylene mulch combined with fertigation. The authors of a new study published in HortScience have found that hydrolyzed fish fertilizer holds promise as an "economically feasible" nitrogen source for ...
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New foliar nutrient to improve sugar beet yields
How it works The early growth stage is crucial to sugar beet yield, as sugar accumulation begins from very early in the growth cycle. Optimising nutrition during this important early phase encourages more even, healthy leaf growth and more productive photosynthesis when the sun shines. With the higher nutrient demand of sugar beet for NPK, Magnesium and essential micronutrients such as Boron, ...
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Countries agree on key policy commitments to fight malnutrition globally
Reaching an important milestone in the fight against global malnutrition, countries today agreed on policies aimed at ensuring that people around the world have access to healthier diets. Following a series of intense negotiations representatives of FAO and World Health Organization (WHO) member countries reached consensus on a political Declaration and a voluntary Framework for Action including ...
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QC of infant food - robust & efficient analysis of nutrients, additives, and contaminants
Infant formulas and baby food must meet clearly defined nutritional requirements and quality standards. In a free webinar hosted by New Food on May 4, 2022, Dr. Elke Suess from Metrohm AG (IC) presents ion chromatography (IC) as a robust and efficient analytical technique for manufacturers, analytical laboratories, and public authorities to maintain and comply with these standards and ...
By Metrohm AG
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CO2-chomping microbes battling for ocean iron
Research published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science explores the relationship between iron, which limits primary productivity in vast regions of the ocean, and its uptake by phytoplankton species. It has identified how natural organic compounds in the Southern Ocean can control iron availability to phytoplankton in iron-deficient waters and, in particular, for ...
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Helping plant nurseries reduce runoff
You may have heard how excess nutrients, such as phosphorus, can run off of crop fields. This can cause harm when the nutrients end up in rivers and lakes. However, there are other sources of excess nutrients you might not think of, such as the pots nursery plants come in. Before being shipped to farmers and garden centers, many tree crops and ornamental plants are grown in pots at nurseries. ...
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Huma Gro® 2017 Product Catalog Released
Bio Huma Netics, Inc. (BHN)—an Arizona company that produces products under the Huma Gro, Huma Gro Turf, and Probiotic Solutions brands—has released its 2017 Huma Gro Product Catalog. The newly redesigned catalog contains specific information on 45 Huma Gro liquid crop nutrition and protection products in the categories of Primary Macronutrients (9), Secondary Macronutrients and ...
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FAO urges end of malnutrition as priority
Denouncing the huge social and economic costs of malnutrition, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today called for resolute efforts to eradicate malnutrition as well as hunger from around the world. In a recorded statement marking the launch of FAO's flagship annual publication The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA), Graziano da Silva said that although the world has registered ...
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Seaweed extract benefits petunia, tomato transplants
Seaweed extracts are used widely in agriculture and horticulture production systems. Benefits of the extracts can include early seed germination and establishment, improved crop performance and yield, increased resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, and enhanced postharvest shelf life. A study in the August 2015 issue of HortTechnology determined the effects of rockweed extract, applied as a ...
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The Inaugural High-Level Plant Nutrition Forum Calls for a New Agenda for Plant Nutrition
As the world rushes towards a population of 10 billion people by 2050 while simultaneously facing the perils of climate change, global agricultural systems must evolve to ensure our sustainable future. On November 18th and 19th, the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) convened leading experts from diverse sectors including the research and farming community, international organizations ...
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Aquaculture can grow faster, raising micronutrient supply from fish
Fish farming will likely grow more than expected in the coming decade, offering a chance for improved nutrition for millions of people, especially in Asia and Africa, according to a new report. Increased investment in the aquaculture sector - particularly in productivity-enhancing technologies including in the areas of water use, breeding, hatchery practices and feedstuff innovation - should ...
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Editor`s Note - Planetary Health Diets and Aquaculture
For aquaculture, resource constraints mean that production from existing land area must increase, a goal that is difficult without simultaneously increasing greenhouse gas emissions associated with greater energy use. For this, decarbonization of the world’s energy system must be accelerated. In January, a report was issued with the title “Food in The Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet ...
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Common vision urged to turn policy into action on malnutrition
Experts and country representatives meeting at FAO headquarters said both international political momentum and practical solutions tailored to specific countries were needed to tackle the nutrition-related problems that plague more than half of the world's population. "A common vision is important to ensure and enhance international cooperation and solidarity around nutrition issues, and to ...
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Complex causes underpin undernourishment and malnutrition in the Near East and North Africa
Conflict, rapid population growth and urbanization, and a heavy reliance on food imports are posing serious challenges for food security in the Near East and North Africa, although progress has been made in some countries, FAO said today. Three countries in the region (Algeria, Jordan and Kuwait,) have met the hunger component of the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG1) by halving the ...
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