Managing cover crop residues in vegetable production
Cover crops are great tools for soil management. Their benefits can include improving soil structure and health, reducing erosion and weeds, ...
Anhydrous ammonia for vegetable crops: Could it be a viable proposition?
What is anhydrous ammonia? Anhydrous ammonia is the most concentrated form of nitrogen (N) fertiliser, containing 82% available N. ...
Forthside Demonstration Site: Soil amendments on vegetable crops
Over the past four years, the effect of pyrethrum marc on vegetable crops has been compared with biochar, oaten ...
Adjuvants: A guide to oils, surfactants and other additives
Adjuvants are additives that enhance or modify the action of a chemical. They are commonly classified into broad categories ...
Nitrous oxide emissions from vegetable soils: What’s all the fuss about?
Nitrogen is a key input into vegetable production. Applying high levels of nitrogen, either as fertiliser, compost or amendments ...
From Health to Wealth: Looking after soils for vegetable production
Soil health refers to the fitness of the soil to achieve its potential, within natural or managed limitations, and ...
Using compost safely: A guide for the use of recycled organics in horticulture
Compost is a mixture of recycled organic materials that have been processed by natural organisms, breaking down the original ...
Safe compost for fruit and vegetables: A guide for the supply of recycled organics to fresh produce growers
Compost is a mixture of recycled organic materials that have been processed by natural organisms, breaking down the original ...
Managing Onion Maggot in vegetables
Onion Maggot (Delia platura), also known as seed corn maggot, is an agricultural pest that damages seeds and seedlings ...
Nutrient element functions in vegetable crops
Plant nutrients are commonly split into two categories: Major elements (macronutrients) that are required in relatively large quantities by ...
Brassica whitefly control in vegetables
Brassica whitefly (Aleyrodes proletella) is a pest of crops in the brassica family. This insect is not restricted to ...
Silicon for crop health
Silicon is an available nutrient for all plants grown in soil, with its content in plant tissue ranging from ...