The fall fertility program is usually perceived as a last minute supplementation to arm the plants with additional minerals ahead of the winter dormancy. With perennials in particular, this is perceived as a frontloading of minerals to support next year’s growth. This article reviews the value and necessity of a sound fall fertility program that,…
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Crop Programs
Managing the Biology and Fate of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes
As with most pest and disease problems in agriculture, the control of plant-parasitic nematodes is viewed in the mindset of poisoning and eradication. Near the turn of the century in 1871, Julius Kuhn demonstrated the nematicidal qualities of carbon disulfide. Mrfac. J.D. Mathews in 1919 followed with pioneer studies on the nematicidal effects of chloropicrin….
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