Fertilizer
Dairy manure as a fertilizer can save money but has unique nutrient management challenges
Why buy fertilizer when you have it fresh and homegrown? Ordering imported synthetic fertilizer yields sticker shock for…
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Category: Nutrition
Crop
Leaf Sap Analysis for Nutrient Management Efficiency Comparing Nutritional Assessment Methods
It’s no secret that growers and advisors increasingly require tools that can identify nutritional and fertility problems before…
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Crop
Are You Buying Fulvic Acid or Just Something That Passes the Test? Why Fulvic Acid Labels Can Be Misleading for Growers
When a fertilizer label lists nitrogen, phosphorus or potassium, growers know those numbers mean something. They’re backed by…
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Fertilizer
Improving Crop Nutrition and Soil Health with Liquid Organic Fertilizers
Rising fertilizer prices and increasing regulatory pressure push growers throughout California to consider decreasing mineral N use. Many…
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Disease
Seven-Year Review of Watermelon Grafting Research Programs to Advance Long-Term Sustainability of Watermelon Production in California
Research on grafted watermelons in California has entered its seventh year since 2019. As adoption grows in acreage,…
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Nutrition
Natural Bridge to Higher Plant Metabolism: Unlocking the Power of Biostimulants
Biostimulants are a natural “hack” to bridge the gap between average and better crops. While a growing segment…
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Fertilizer
Management of Potassium in Processing Tomato
Potassium is important to tomato vine health, fruit set and color. Recognizing where deficiencies may occur and correcting…
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Fertilizer
Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Can Bacteria Help Fertilize Our Crops?
In 1905, German scientist Fritz Haber successfully synthesized ammonia from atmospheric nitrogen gas, an inert form of nitrogen…
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Nutrition
It’s the Little Things that Count When Establishing a Crop
Literally and figuratively, it is the little things that count when establishing crops. Yes, it is the microbes…
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Nutrition
Organic vs Conventional Vegetable Production: Pros and Cons
The first concepts of organic agriculture as we now know it were developed in the early 1900s by…
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