Nutrients

A new collaborative study led by researchers from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) in Barcelona and the Institute for Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCP) in Valencia describes a promising strategy to improve the nutritional…

All growers know that a successful operation needs to have plans and procedures in place. The first thoughts that pop up when talking about plans and procedures may revolve around planting schedules, harvest dates, pest management, and overall safety procedures for staff and customers. However, there is…

Train yourself and your staff to make better crop management decisions by learning in depth aspects of plant nutrition management. Nutrient Management 2 (Advanced) is the third course of the award-winning Greenhouse Online Training courses offered by the University of Florida IFAS Extension. This course…

Growing lettuce on water Biota Nutri's 100% plant-based fertilisers gives the same yield and quality as using conventional fertilisers. This was shown by a series of tests conducted at the HAS University of Applied Sciences in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. Left: conventional fertilizers; right:…

A recent whitepaper from Grodan discusses growing media and the efficient use of nutrients.  One of the 15 global challenges formulated by the Millenium project is “How can population growth and resources be brought into balance?" One aspect of this challenge is improving the use efficiency of the global resources…