Tag: iron
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Iron’s role in plant growth and development
Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for plants, playing a critical role in various physiological processes, growth, and development. It is a fundamental component of several vital enzymes and proteins involved in essential metabolic pathways. Iron is required in relatively small quantities but is indispensable for several key functions within plants. Here’s a detailed overview […]
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Know Your Nutrients – Fe for Healthy Turf
With tightening budgets in today’s turf industry, “spoon feeding” fertilizer and nutrients has become commonplace to manage excess turf growth and the associated costs to maintain turf while also helping your business to operate in a more sustainable manner. However, even while scaling back macronutrient application, it is important to make sure your turf has […]
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Soil pH: Dealing with Acidic and Alkaline Soils
Soil pH is a key factor in farmland as it controls availability of nutrients, microbial activity and crop productivity. Before delving into what causes soils to become acid or alkaline and the steps to take to treat and correct soil pH, we must first establish what is considered an optimal pH for crop production. The […]
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Dealing with Acidic Soils
Soil pH is a key factor in farmland as it controls availability of nutrients, microbial activity and crop productivity. Before delving into what causes soils to become acid and the steps to take to treat and correct acidic soil, we must first establish what is considered an optimal pH for crop production. For most prairie […]
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