Articles - Nutrients

Bean

Challenges in the nutritional management of hydroponic beans

Demanding in their demand for nutrients, bean plants exhibit different symptoms when there is a lack of nitrogen, boron, sulfur, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, iron and magnesium

11.11.2016 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Great Cultures

Management of nitrogen fertilization in corn

In the search for high productivity in corn crops, nitrogen fertilization plays an important role. In addition to the correct amount of nutrient, management must take into account aspects such as cultivation system, technological level, ti

10.11.2016 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Nutrients

Water consumption and the future of nutrition in agriculture

By Luiz Fernando Schmitt, Agricultural Engineer graduated from the University of Passo Fundo with an MBA in Business Management from FGV, at UPL he is Responsible for the Brazil Nutrition Business Unit

01.11.2016 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Fertilizers

Fertilizer distribution systems in seeders

There are several fertilizer distribution systems in seeders, each with its own characteristics, operational capabilities and acquisition and maintenance costs.

20.10.2016 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Good Bacteria

By Roberto Berwanger Batista, technical director of Microquimica, graduated in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (RS)

17.10.2016 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Great Cultures

Installed fertilization in coffee

Highly demanding on nutrients, the Conilon coffee tree requires careful application of fertilizer. One of the strategies is to pay in installments according to the ripening cycle

11.10.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Strawberry

Importance of potassium in the quality of strawberry production

Potassium (K) plays an important role in plant formation and maintaining strawberry fruit quality

06.10.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Corn

Nitrogen in corn: harmonic supply

The most exported nutrient in corn grains, nitrogen presents complex management

29.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Balanced nutrition in onion

Potassium and nitrogen are important nutrients in onion crops, whose interaction has the potential to promote increased productivity

26.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Adequate papaya nutrition aims to prevent important diseases in the crop

Papaya is affected by diseases such as lethal yellow and ring spot. For the plant to express greater resistance, it is essential to nourish it properly.

14.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Great Cultures

Nutritional management in coffee

The cultivation of beans in succession to single corn or in intercropping with brachiaria has been used as a strategy to increase crop productivity. However, to obtain good results, the producer needs to pay attention

05.08.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Nutrients

Efficient nutrition

Maximum economic productivity, with sustainability, is one of the main goals pursued by Brazilian research and producers

03.08.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Nutrients

Correct nutrition in banana cultivation

In an area cultivated with bananas, in semi-arid soil conditions, it is possible to obtain a positive correlation between carbon and phosphorus

27.07.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

When to fertilize papaya

Quite demanding in potassium, the papaya tree needs this nutrient in adequate quantities, especially in the flowering and fruiting stages.

24.06.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Adequate dose of phosphorus for onion

A crucial nutrient to obtain good results in onion cultivation, phosphorus must be offered in an economically viable quantity, in order to provide gains in productivity and post-harvest

08.06.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)