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The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), in partnership with the World Vegetable Center and Sri Lanka’s Department of Agriculture is promoting safe and sustainable vegetable cultivation in Sri Lanka through a package of good agronomic practices using farmer participatory trials. IWMI’s research under the CGIAR Initiative on Fruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy ...
Another time, the farmer took advantage of the miniDOT® Clear’s compact, portable design and secured it to one of the many slow-moving rafts hosting seedlings. In doing so he managed to accurately monitor water conditions where they mattered most to the plant’s growth and further refine the facility’s production process. ...
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Things are turning doubly green at RWE’s agrivoltaics plant (Agri-PV) in the Rhenish mining area. Since the beginning of the year, around 6,100 solar modules have been generating green electricity, and now farmers have sown the first seeds and planted crops on the site.On the approximately seven-hectare recultivation area on the edge of the Garzweiler opencast mine, RWE is using three different ...
The sowing depth is required to be consistent and the seeds are evenly dropped; if the sowing is too deep, the unearthed stems and leaves are thin, the basic seedlings are few and too shallow, which is not conducive to the growth of the root system and tillers. ...
Hydroponic fodder refers to the process of germinating seeds and growing seedlings in a hydroponic system to produce fresh, green feed for livestock. ...
This has included trials on speeding up the growing time for seedlings and cuttings for greenhouse growers, as well as faster and stronger root production in vines for a large wine cooperative. ...
Seed vigor is the sum of all essential properties that determine the potential for rapid, uniform germination as well as the ability to develop into normal seedlings under a wide range of growth conditions. The goal of seed vigor testing is to evaluate the seed's performance under adverse conditions. ...
“A breakthrough biofungicide that sets an uncompromising new standard for managing key seedling diseases in corn and soybean acres, biotrinsic X19 works by empowering the plant’s natural disease management ...
Members of IGS’ team gave the Prime Minister a virtual tour of the business’ Crop Research Centre in Dundee, showcasing the wide range of crops that can be grown in its precision-controlled environment including herbs and leafy greens, chilies, edible flowers and even tree seedlings. Vertical farming is just one of the new sustainable methods of farming that is being ...
A plant genebank is a type of biorepository that preserves genetic materials from various plants. The banked seedlings, cells, tissues, or other forms that contain genetic information are used by researchers, breeders, and farmers alike for the research and development of crops and medicines. ...
The participants visually recognize the excellent effects of seaweed extract in promoting seed germination and seedling growth, enhance crop yield and quality and strong stress resistance. ...
The pilot project uses the transplantation of seedlings due to a shortage in production of native seeds, necessary to restore forests around the Cuiabá River, Pantanal, that have recently been degraded by fires in the region. ...
Research institutions are also operating UCS’s grow infrastructure for scientific research on banana seedlings, flowers and ...
However, if the implementation of two levels of seedlings, that is, the first concentrated in the small pond intensive care, and then put into the big pond breeding. ...
The major difference to classical tier-based approaches is a continuous conveyor belt system that is flexibly arranged in vertical loops allowing the easy placement of seeds or seedlings on one end of the conveyor system and the easy harvest on the other end. ...
However, if the implementation of two levels of seedlings, that is, the first concentrated in the small pond intensive care, and then put into the big pond breeding. ...
University of Florida researchers are turning to the old-fashioned method of steaming to help treat citrus greening, a disease devastating citrus trees throughout Florida. Reza Ehsani and his UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences colleagues are tenting and then enveloping trees in steam that is 136 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 seconds in an attempt to kill the citrus greening ...
Rooting and strong seedlings, coloring the fruit, increasing yield and improving quality. ...
No Noticeable difference at this time Cattleya: Having an issue with a couple plants in this genus it seemed to make good sense to try Fern Fibre Substrate. While the photos are of seedlings their root structure in Fern Fibre Substrate was advanced compared to those in fine bark. ...
Plans include: Distributing 900,000 multi-purpose trees to farms in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire by 2022 Distributing more than 2.5 million improved cocoa seedlings to farmers in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire by 2022 Satellite mapping of 50,000 farms across Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire in the Hershey supply chain by 2019 For the past several years under its Cocoa ...