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Biofeed Has Always Been Chemical Free for Bees Hello to all our Biofeed friends who plant and care for fruit trees, crops, gardens, and flowers. It’s BEE time. With Spring approaching bees are already at work. ...
Before being shipped to farmers and garden centers, many tree crops and ornamental plants are grown in pots at nurseries. The growers apply fertilizer with nutrients, including phosphorus, to the plants in containers. ...
PerCarb is an EPA-registered, 0-hour REI, broad-spectrum bactericide/fungicide designed to treat and control plant pathogens that cause major foliar diseases on field-grown crops, tree crops, vine crops, berries, small fruits, vegetable crops and greenhouse fruits and vegetables. PerCarb is designed for superior ...
Therefore, they needed a modern nursery sprayer for trees and bushes. Some Nursery Sprayer History Fairview used outdated and highly customized equipment for a long time to spray crop trees and bushes. ...
The WET Centre will initially focus on soft fruit, but will expand to include tree fruit and salad crops, featuring additional state-of-the-art technologies designed to achieve improved sustainability and profitability for these ...
The WET Centre will initially focus on soft fruit, but will expand to include tree fruit and salad crops, featuring additional state-of-the-art technologies designed to achieve improved sustainability and profitability for these sectors. ...
It is an ecological thermal weed-killing machine for vineyards and tree crops in general, able to produce hot foam and distribute it a targeted way under the rows of the trees. ...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule that amends current pesticide tolerance crop grouping (Crop Group) regulations. Crop groupings allow petitioners to request a tolerance for multiple related commodities based on research data for one or more representative crops. ...
Another important focus for the research was to screen avocado hybrids for resistance to a disease called laurel wilt, spread by the redbay ambrosia beetle and its fungal symbiont Raffaelea lauricola, which kills avocado trees and threatens the crop nationwide. “We used fruit from a half-sibling population of families that originated from the National ...
But determining whether an area is covered by crops or trees, shrubs or bare soil, often involves interpreting satellite images and other data, Latham adds. ...
Australia's tree nut exports are expected to grow from $600 million in 2013/14 to $1 billion in 2020 with the industry set to benefit significantly from the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement with Korea. ...
Native ants living in cacao trees in Indonesia that are often seen as pests in fact seem to boost their yields, a study suggests. ...
"Sooner rather than later it will also cross over to tea" — another major cash crop in the East Africa region — Africano Kangire, director of Uganda's Coffee Research Institute (CORI), tells SciDev.Net. ...
Much is known about agroforestry — the mixing of tree species with crops and livestock to enrich farmers' livelihoods. ...
Without Soviet support, the country suffered food and energy shortages, leading people to cut trees for fuel and cultivate steep slopes and upland areas for food. ...
Mexican researchers have welcomed a breakthrough in imaging plant roots, saying it could help breeders develop new varieties of crops that can thrive in harsh conditions. The technique uses X-ray computed tomography to build up a three-dimensional image by scanning through 360 degrees, a technology commonly used in hospitals to diagnose soft tissue damage. ...
Using a mix of trees and crop species can help rejuvenate Pakistan's deteriorating forests, a study reported. ...
The report shows how managing and investing in the connections between ecosystems, water and food, through diversifying crops, planting trees on farmland and improving rainwater collection and other practical steps, could help avoid water scarcity and meet the growing food demands of a global population set to reach 9 billion by 2050. ...
Growing cocoa with other crops on the same plot boosts the productivity of cocoa farms, compared with growing cocoa alone, a study has found. ...
Some of this degraded and underused land could be used for food and tree crop production without cutting down another square inch of standing forest. ...