You’ve potted, watered, de-pested, and pruned your houseplant — but after several months, you notice it looks less vibrant. It may be time for fertilizer. “Plants get their food from ...

Champaign, researchers tested whether modern high-yielding soybeans benefit from nitrogen fertilizer, with results suggesting ...

As has been shown in other studies, the K-state researchers found that the soil enhanced (treated) with manure or compost fertilizer stores ... through which organic enhancements improve soil ...

Garlic peels make for a great organic fertilizer ... dilute it with a liter of water and use it as a natural supplement for your tomato plants. Another natural fertilizer for your tomato plants ...

We also have different fertility systems that are being compared and include: commercial organic fertilizers, hog manure, potassium sulfate, and conventional commercial fertilizers. The conventional ...

1. Family managed farming, organic and conventional, is in crisis in many areas because policy makers and the general public do not know what values would be lost if industrial agriculture swept the ...

into industrial organic chemicals. The largest-volume petroleum products are fuel oil and gasoline. Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products (e.g., pharmaceuticals, solvents, ...

Ammonia in water, known as aqua ammonia, is free to escape into the air and, therefore, when used as a nitrogen fertilizer, must be injected under the soil surface. Although water-soluble, ammonium ...

Eating organic food – which is produced without synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, irradiation and genetic engineering – appeals to many people. However, the higher price tag associated ...

The organic sector accounts for 1.4 percent of the UK's multi-billion pound food and drink market, according to the National Farmers Union. At the moment a lot of the organic food grown in this ...

The row between China and Sri Lanka over the quality of China's organic fertilizer is affecting the livelihoods of Sri Lanka's paddy farmers Why is a ship carrying cargo from China refusing to ...