Salt content is one of the most important factors that should be evaluated before designing a hydroponic production system. It has been found that yields...
Greenhouse heating can be very expensive, especially if you greenhouse is not optimally set up for heating. There are factors that can be taken into account in...
Micro-elements are quite often referred to as the “trace” elements since they are used in such minute quantities in the nutrient solution. Micro-elements tend to...
Magnesium was discovered by Nehemiah Grew in 1695 by evaporating mineral waters in Epsom England. It was only in 1808 that Sir Humphrey Davy isolated...
On average, more growers have calcium (Ca) related problems than any other nutrient. These problems occur in areas of low humidity and high temperatures. Calcium...
Potassium is the most abundant monovalent cation in plant tissue. It is highly mobile which explains why deficiency symptoms can occur so rapidly. The concentration...
Nitrogen is consumed in large amounts by the plant. Nitrogen is used in components such as amino acids all proteins enzymes co enzymes nucleic acids...
Mechanical filtration is not an effective tool to prevent water borne diseases in NFT hydroponic nutrient solutions. It has been found that the total organic...
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