Micronutrient Fertilizer Sources – a small amount goes along way
By Christoph Kessel, Nutrition (Horticulture) – Program Lead, OMAFRA Crops require boron, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum or zinc in relatively small amounts. If your soil test report recommends...
View ArticleMicronutrient Fertilizer Programs
Micronutrients play an essential role in vegetable crop production. However, planning a fertilizer strategy involving micronutrients can be difficult. Micronutrient fertilizers are often expensive...
View ArticleTomato root disease and sulphur
This is a brief summary of a research project by Dr. Amy Turnbull, A&L Biologicals Agroecology Research Services Centre, London, Ontario. It looked at the impact of sulphur on tomato root disease...
View ArticleWhy are iron, copper and boron soil tests not accredited?
Christoph Kessel, Nutrition (Horticulture) – Program Lead The iron, copper and boron soil tests are not accredited under the OMAF & MRA Soil Laboratory Accreditation Program. Since they are...
View ArticleBMP Quiz – Managing Crop Nutrients Edition
I had a chance today to leaf through another BMP book that has been sitting on my shelf — Managing Crop Nutrients. Phosphorus has been getting a lot of attention lately, but let’s not forget the other...
View ArticleSeasonal Topics – June 6, 2016
June 6, 2016 — Some topics are relevant year after year, but you might not always take the time to filter through previous posts to find them. I’ve highlighted some here that might be of interest this...
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