Foliar application of nutrients is a common agricultural practice that involves spraying nutrient solutions directly onto the leaves of plants. This technique is very effective in quickly supplying nutrients to crops, as the nutrients are absorbed directly through the leaves and transported to the parts of the plant that need them the most. In general, …
Organic agriculture is defined by the FAO as a production system that tries to maximize the use of land resources, emphasizing soil fertility and biological activity and, at the same time, minimizing the use of non-renewable resources and do not use synthetic fertilizers and pesticides to protect the environment and human health. In detail, this …
Sodium (Na) is an abundant element in the natural environment and, like other elements that belong to the same group, it is not found in an elemental state because it reacts quickly with non-metals. Deficiency Sodium (Na) in addition to being a detrimental element for the soil structure, due to the dispersing effect of its …
Calcium is an element that is absorbed in the form of divalent Calcium cation (Ca2+) and is abundant in the soil, however, at certain stages of crop development, plants may express symptoms of deficiency of said element. Calcium is absorbed through the tissue of “tender” roots. This is one of the main reasons for calcium …
Chlorine (Cl) is an essential element for plants, but it is required in very small quantities. Depending on the culture and its phonological stage, the Chlorine content in the tissue will be variable. Chlorine (Cl) toxicity manifests itself with burns on the margins of the leaves, premature yellowing, bronzing, even leaf drop. Among the most …
Vegetables are edible vegetables whose cultivation is carried out in orchards. These are plants valued for their nutritional qualities, as well as for their flavor that are part of the human diet. Vegetables are the group of plants grown in orchards. It is consumed as food raw or cooked through different preparations. Includes vegetables, green …
Phosphorus (P) is the second most important mineral nutrient in national and world agriculture; The reason is because phosphorus is a very reactive element in the soil and quickly turns into more complex forms that are difficult for plants to absorb. In other words, much of the world’s agricultural land has a high potential for …
Greenhouse and commercial nursery crops require large amounts of good quality water. On average, the estimated daily water requirement is 22,000 gallons per acre for greenhouses and about 27,000 gallons per acre for nurseries. Because water is such an essential element, business operations need to maintain water sources of sufficient quantity and quality to grow …
Everything in nature has a balance and to a great extent that level of balance is very fragile, very narrow and can be easily compromised. In this article we will comment on some practices in agriculture that break the internal balance of the crop and that in many cases can have negative effects on agricultural …