Seastar-F on lettuce
June 22, 2021 10:30 am Leave your thoughtsAs one can see an application of 2/lt ha of Seastar-F has increased the mean head weight of lettuce from... Continue reading seastar-f on lettuce
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Growing carnations
June 8, 2021 12:43 pm Leave your thoughtsCarnation is a mainstream cut flower, with significant production in India, Japan, China and South Korea. Dr Terry Mabbett reports.... Continue reading growing carnations
Help maximise crop yields with OMEX MDS
June 8, 2021 8:30 am Leave your thoughtsPlant nutrients work best together in unison To maximise crop yields a wide spectrum of nutrients needs to be... Continue reading help maximise crop yields with omex mds
OMEX delivers big smiles
May 13, 2021 9:49 am Leave your thoughtsWondering how to get your parsley crop to thrive? Check out the excellent results from an OMEX program of Bio... Continue reading omex delivers big smiles
Great green bean results!
May 4, 2021 2:39 pm Leave your thoughtsUsing a combined program of OMEX foliar fertilizers on this green bean crop in Mexico shows great results. Combining mineral... Continue reading great green bean results!
Feeding rice through the foliage
April 27, 2021 8:32 am Leave your thoughtsDr Terry Mabbett explains the system that can help African rice farmers ensure complete nutrients for the crop. Feeding rice... Continue reading feeding rice through the foliage
Superb Strawberries
April 22, 2021 12:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThis succulent strawberry was grown in Mexico and owes its firmness, storability and colour to applications of CalMax Gold. CalMax... Continue reading superb strawberries
Can you identify this deficiency?
April 13, 2021 1:34 pm Leave your thoughtsNitrogen deficient highbush blueberry branches (right) Nitrogen stress has a major impact on development of the whole plant, leading to... Continue reading can you identify this deficiency?
Problems with manganese deficiency?
April 6, 2021 11:27 am Leave your thoughtsForm Taken up as ionic Mn2+ and Mn3+, Manganese links with Iron to maintain photosynthesis and cell activity. Function Manganese... Continue reading problems with manganese deficiency?
Essential role of phosphorous in plants
March 23, 2021 9:52 am Leave your thoughtsForm Taken up as both Phosphate, HPO4, and Phosphite H2PO3- Phosphorous (P) is essential for energy transfer, cell division and... Continue reading essential role of phosphorous in plants
GO GREEN with OMEX !!
March 19, 2021 5:08 am Leave your thoughtsFoliar feeding has many benefits, but not just to the plant, farmer and end consumer, but environmentally too. Environmental Benefits... Continue reading go green with omex !!
Why zinc application is necessary
March 16, 2021 12:50 pm Leave your thoughtsZinc is the most deficient micronutrient in the soil worldwide. It has been estimated that 49% of the world’s agriculturally... Continue reading why zinc application is necessary
The importance of boron for crop health
March 9, 2021 3:12 pm Leave your thoughtsBoron deficiency affects a range of crops including root crops, oil seeds, cotton, vines, field brassicas and other vegetables. The... Continue reading the importance of boron for crop health
Why magnesium is important to your crops…
March 2, 2021 3:03 pm Leave your thoughtsForm Taken up as ionic Mg2+ Magnesium is essential for chlorophyll and sugar formation, playing a central role in maintaining... Continue reading why magnesium is important to your crops…
Blueberry – Supercharged calcium for a super fruit
February 19, 2021 2:51 pm Leave your thoughtsLatest on blueberry cultivation from Dr Terry Mabbett. Cultivated blueberry is very much a 20th-century phenomenon. Before the early 1900’s... Continue reading blueberry – supercharged calcium for a super fruit
Improve quality & yield of cocoa beans with Folicao
February 16, 2021 3:19 pm Leave your thoughtsCocoa: Background Yields are traditionally low due to: Old varieties Poor husbandry Root damage in wet season Heavy mulch from... Continue reading improve quality & yield of cocoa beans with folicao
Iron deficiency & its importance
January 21, 2021 1:58 pm Leave your thoughtsIron plays an important role in respiratory and photosynthetic reactions. Iron deficiency occurs especially in calcareous, alkaline soils (pH higher... Continue reading iron deficiency & its importance
Prevent calcium deficiency & reduce stress with Quad 14
January 19, 2021 10:41 am Leave your thoughtsOMEX Quad 14 provides soluble calcium to the plant to prevent deficiencies associated with this element which usually occur during... Continue reading prevent calcium deficiency & reduce stress with quad 14
Citromax & Micromax on tea production
January 14, 2021 11:13 am Leave your thoughtsAssam, India, 2009 Mature trees (over 5 years old) Rates are per litre of foliar spray Results from 5 picks... Continue reading citromax & micromax on tea production
Biomex Plus on greenhouse peppers
January 12, 2021 5:10 pm Leave your thoughtsBiomex Plus is applied as a soil amendment at planting. Treated plants are better able to compensate for stress from... Continue reading biomex plus on greenhouse peppers