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Free Webinar: Plotting a Strategy to Improve Germination, Plant Stands
Anything you can do in your planting and seeding operation to improve seed germination and ensure maximum plant stands will make no-tilling less stressful and more successful. Through our exclusive No-Till Farmer webinar series, Reid Abbott, Field Agronomy Manager for Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers, will share findings from research studies conducted at the 750-acre North Central Research ...
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Scientists find new home for threatened orchids
Scientists at the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (CPBR) have been researching the natural history of three rare and endangered orchids on Alum Mountain, Bulahdelah NSW, as part of a relocation project funded by the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA). The plants are being relocated to allow construction of a road bypass. Native orchids, known for their beauty and exuberance, are quite ...
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Composts that contain biodegradable plastics may hinder plant growth
Composts containing biodegradable plastics may hinder rather than help plant growth, according to a recent study by university scientists in Poland. These findings have implications for waste management practices within the EU. It is important to assess the quality and potential environmental risks associated with composts prepared from different wastes. Biodegradable plastics - known as ...
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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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GM seeds can remain in fields longer than previously thought
Despite management practices designed to reduce the risk of genetically modified (GM) volunteer plants setting seed, new research shows that rogue GM plants occur in fields which were planted with GM oil seed rape 10 years earlier. Volunteer plants (plants that have not been planted deliberately) arise because some seed is spilled during harvest and remains in the field to germinate in a ...
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Chinese space programm use the W.E.T. Sensor to help grow lettuce in space
The multi-parameter W.E.T. Sensor is in use by Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong-2 Space Lab. Tiangong-2, which translates into “Heavenly Palace”, was launched on the 15th of September 2016. This space station is designed to allow Chinese scientists to test life support technologies needed to create a permanently staffed Space Station. Two Chinese astronauts (Jing Haipeng and ...
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Plant Growth Regulators Market to grow at 8.5% from 2018 to 2025
The Plant Growth Regulators Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $5 billion to over $9.7 billion by 2025; as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc. Global PGR market will be driven by increasing investment in the agricultural sector. Europe Union is planning to invest approximately USD 426 billion in the coming years under its Common Agricultural ...
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Chinese astronauts use the WET Sensor to help grow lettuce in space
Delta-T Devices has revealed that their multi-parameter WET Sensor has been used by Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong-2 Space Lab. Tiangong-2, whose name means “Heavenly Palace”, was launched on 15th Sept 2016, and is designed to allow Chinese scientists to test the life support technologies needed to create a permanently staffed Space Station by 2022. Two Chinese astronauts ...
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Chinese Astronauts Use the WET Sensor to Help Grow Lettuce in Space
Delta-T Devices has revealed that their multi-parameter WET Sensor has been used by Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong-2 Space Lab. Tiangong-2, whose name means “Heavenly Palace”, was launched on 15th Sept 2016, and is designed to allow Chinese scientists to test the life support technologies needed to create a permanently staffed Space Station by 2022. Two Chinese astronauts ...
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Seeds last much longer without oxygen
If seed breeding companies, gene banks and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on Spitsbergen should store plant seeds under oxygen-poor conditions, it would be possible to store them for much longer while still maintaining their germination capacity. This is indicated by research carried out by seed physiologists from Wageningen UR and seed experts from the Centre for Genetic Resources, the ...
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Shandong Jiejing Seaweed Extracts Marketing Forum Saves Money for Fertilizer Distributors
In recent years, the soil harmed by blind excessive administration and pesticides have become increasingly serious. Develop ecological agriculture, vigorously promote the use of biological fertilizers and pesticides have become the main melody of the world agricultural development. Rich marine resource is a material treasure house that develops ecological agriculture. Seaweed extract, alginate ...
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The value of seed harboured in Mediterranean temporary ponds
Temporary ponds and their varying water levels provide the conditions for valuable wildlife habitat. A study in Crete, conducted under the LIFE-Nature project1 Actions for the Conservation of Mediterranean Temporary Ponds in Crete, has demonstrated these ponds contain varied collections of seeds and that these ‘seed banks’ could play an important role in vegetation recovery after ...
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The value of seed harboured in Mediterranean temporary ponds
Temporary ponds and their varying water levels provide the conditions for valuable wildlife habitat. A study in Crete, conducted under the LIFE-Nature project1 Actions for the Conservation of Mediterranean Temporary Ponds in Crete, has demonstrated these ponds contain varied collections of seeds and that these ‘seed banks’ could play an important role in vegetation recovery after ...
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How to use the soil spraying machine to green the slope?
With the vigorous development of infrastructure, many slopes are exposed. Exposed slopes are not only unsightly, but can also be dangerous. Therefore, it is imperative to green the slope to improve the environment and soil quality of the slope. The most important equipment for greening the slope is the soil sprayer. The slope hydroseeding machine is first to mix the soil, adhesive, grass seeds ...
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Easing the soil’s temperature
Soil characteristics like organic matter content and moisture play a vital role in helping plants flourish. It turns out that soil temperature is just as important. Every plant needs a certain soil temperature to thrive. If the temperature changes too quickly, plants won’t do well. Their seeds won’t germinate or their roots will die. “Most plants are sensitive to extreme ...
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Syngenta expands new planting solutions for sugar cane in Brazil
Syngenta today announced the launch of two new products for sugar cane under the company's exclusive PLENE® brand. Plene Evolve® and Plene PB will help growers increase yields and plant quality by providing healthy young plants with an assurance of genetic purity, vigor and traceability. In order to maintain productivity, sugar cane producers need to replant cane every five years. ...
By Syngenta
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Fewer indicators may be sufficient to assess soil quality
Although soil quality is best assessed using a wide range of indicators, a smaller set may be more practical and still provide the necessary information needed to choose between land management systems. This is the conclusion of a new study in Brazil that evaluated three different indexes of soil quality based on three sets of indicators. In order to ensure farming is sustainable, there is a ...
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Oilseed rape seeding 2019 – widespread drought. Like last year, but different!
Since last year, it has been too dry and hot in large parts of Germany, although at the start of May, when the oilseed rape was flowering, it was cold and frosty, which means that pod-setting suffered. Then there was the heat wave at the end of June, right in the middle of ripening. Yields have often been between 35 and 40 dt/ha, so considerably better than last year and in the range of the ...
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Regenerating Soil for Over 35 Years - Happy Earth Day
Biofeed Builds Better Soil! Biofeed Solutions, Inc. brings over 35 years of product research and development of non-toxic fertilizer products formulated to condition and build healthier soil, while they supply nutrients in a plant available form. This means that fewer nutrients are wasted with no harmful impact on our environment. We focus on the long-range needs of soils, plants, and our ...
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Alcoa Bauxite Mine Reforestation Done in a Natural Way
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is using a new, natural method for reforestation at its Juruti bauxite mine in Brazil that is efficient, cost effective and sustainable. The technique is based on the theory of nucleation, where small dense nuclei of plants and animals facilitate the arrival of other species. At Juruti, birds and other elements of nature are helping recover the soil ...
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