Tuesday, March 17, 2015

International Year of Soils: Modifying soil to improve crop productivity

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The essential link between productive soil and humans has been clear since the beginning of agriculture. However, our food crops c...
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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Nitrophosphate - making phosphate fertilizer using nitric acid

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The production and application of nitrophosphate fertilizers is largely reg...
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Saturday, February 7, 2015

Another look at liming acid soils

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It is estimated that soil in over 30% of the world’s cropland is acidic and would benefit from liming and soil improvement. Most soils ha...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Step Up as a Source of Information!

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We live in an age of information overload, with an avalanche of information arriving each day. It can become a struggle to decide what inf...
Thursday, September 4, 2014

Fertilizer Is Not a Dirty Word

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High crop yields often come under scrutiny because of the need for fertilizers and the perception of their potential environ...
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Saturday, August 23, 2014

A Closer Look at Phosphorus Uptake by Plants

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ALMOST ALL PLANT PROCESSES require phosphorus (P) to operate. Phosphorus is essential for life sustaining reactions including energy tr...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Kieserite... naturally occurring magnesium sulfate

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Kieserite is a naturally occurring mineral that is chemically known as magnesium sulfate monohydrate (MgSO4·H2O). It is mined from geolog...