Soil-borne plant diseases, such as damping-off, root rots, and wilts, which often lead to non-specific symptoms and are therefore difficult to diagnose, are responsible for major crop losses annually.

Irrigation water high in bicarbonates can wreak havoc on crops, causing soil compaction, blocking plants’ nutrient uptake and ...

Growth in sustainable agricultural production systems has generated unprecedented demand for environmentally friendly plant disease control strategies. One promising practice is the utilization of ...

Soil minerals & organic matter are converted into everything that your plants need to healthily grow from the vitamins, nutrients, hormones, and disease-suppressing compounds. Not to mention that ...

What’s a good replacement product for peat when I make or purchase potting mixes? Why shouldn’t we use peat products anymore?

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VGrid Energy Systems, a California-based renewable energy company and maker of Persist® plant and soil enhancers, has issued a new white paper titled: “Pyroligneous ...

2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) is a derivative ... no longer harms the plant. Herbicides that are derivatives of 2,4-D do not stay the same once they enter the soil as well, decomposing ...

Red leaf blotch (RLB) of almond, caused by Polystigma amygdalinu m, is a disease currently observed in the Mediterranean ...

Many people consider that sandy soil doesn’t keep nutrients as effectively as the silt and clay soil. We won’t deny it! However, that doesn’t mean having a sandy soil garden is a disadvantage thing.