Month: November 2015

Disease-Inducing Soil

November 30, 2015 | Category: Agricultural Products, Agricultural Sustainability, Alfalfa Farming, Biological Farming, Increase Crop Yields
Soils can be characterized according to their in­digenous microflora which perform putre­factive, fermentative, synthetic and zymo­genic reactions and processes. In most soils, these functions are going on simul­taneously with the rate and extent of each determined by the types and numbers of associated microorganisms that are ac­tively involved at anyone time. In disease-inducing soils, plant […]

Soil Health and Biostimulants

November 12, 2015 | Category: Agricultural Sustainability, Increase Crop Yields, Soil Management
From the time humans made the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to settled communities with a local agricultural base, the need has existed to improve the quantity and quality of our fruits, vegetables and grasses. Initial steps in this age-old undertaking included better selection of varieties for controlled propagation and improving agronomic practices related to tilling, […]