Sodium is an abundant element in nature, so abundant that it is part of the “minerals” of seawater and we have daily contact with it in table salt, which is a compound called Sodium Chloride. In agriculture, many elements are necessary for the development of plants, around 16 are essential, between macro and micronutrients. Sodium …
The soil is a very fragile natural resource, contrary to what we might think, it is affected by many factors. One of the great disadvantages that the use of land for agriculture has is its slow, very slow creation and almost impossible regeneration; Soil has been formed throughout the Earth’s history from bedrock and weathering …
The following table shows the damage caused by salinity and sodicity in different areas of agriculture: Salinity Sodicity Environmental Effects: Salinity processes due to the water table can take place in arid and semi-arid environments (imbalance in the hydric regime). Salts generally tend to accumulate in bottom topographical positions with poor drainage where they have …
Saline and sodic soils are the result of the accumulation of soluble salts and exchangeable sodium. For these problems to occur, there must be a generally constant rate of accumulation of salts and sodium; phenomenon that usually occurs in lowlands, where there is accumulation of runoff and poor drainage at one time of the year …
Saline and sodic soils are the result of the accumulation of soluble salts and exchangeable sodium. For these problems to occur, there must be a generally constant rate of accumulation of salts and sodium; phenomenon that usually occurs in lowlands, where there is accumulation of runoff and poor drainage at one time of the year …
Stress is identified as a significant deviation from optimal conditions for life. These conditions cause changes in all functional levels of organisms. From a biological point of view, stress has a broader connotation, referring to environmental changes that alter the physiological state of plants (Larcher, 1995). Types of stress in plants Now, there are different …
All vegetables perform two survival mechanisms during post-harvest; Breathing and Perspiration, these allow them to use the nutritional reserves to cover the metabolic energy requirements (ATP). Specifically, respiration achieves obtaining ATP, however, during the time it remains in storage places, and due to unavoidable physical forces, the water that makes up the structure of each …
Nematodes are tiny worm-like critters that live in the soil. Most of these organisms do not represent any threat to agriculture, since they feed on fungi, bacteria and other organisms. However, there are some that do represent a risk for vegetable production because they feed on their roots. Problems caused by nematodes. Nematodes manage to …
Soils often have poor oxygen levels on farmland. The condition in the rhizosphere region of arable land with shallow irrigation results in reduced root growth, poor field performance and reduced plant yield. Therefore, to help grow berries in soils with optimal water use, the application of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an efficient way to impart …
Disease prediction Because the climate is changing, farmers must use fewer fungicides etc. due to economic or legal reasons. But some diseases are difficult to control and the exact timing of fungicide application is very important to keep diseases under control. For this, in agriculture 4.0, different prediction models for plant diseases are developed that …
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