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China probes into chemical fertilizer companies over price gouging

BEIJING - China's top market watchdog has launched an investigation against chemical fertilizer producers and distributors over suspicions of price gouging to address issues including price hyping in the market. China's State Administration for Market Regulation said it will continue to monitor market price order of chemical fertilizers, further strengthen supervision and law enforcem...

08-12

Queen-of-the-night bacteria becomes bioproduct to promote drought tolerance in plants

Key words of the passage: bacteria; bioproduct; plant; technologyBacteria found in the rhizosphere of queen of the night (Cereus jamacaru), an important cactus of the Caatinga region which is locally known as mandacaru, will help Brazilian corn crops withstand droughts. The rhizobacteria Bacillus aryabhattai is the basis of new bioinput that increases corn plant resilience and capacity of adaptati...

08-06

Namibian farmers turn to locally produced biochar as fertilizer

Key words of the passage: biochar; fertilizer; production; marketA group of Namibian farmers are changing the face of farming in the normally infertile soils of the desert that characterizes the Southern African country through the use of biochar as a form of natural fertilizer. Marieke Voights, one of the farmers who are now running a thriving market gardening project on her farm about 40 km...

08-05

USE AND BENEFITS OF BIOSTIMULANTS

Key words of the passage: biostimulant; benefits; use; photosynthesis Societal demand and changing production patterns have resulted in abundant development of biostimulants. There are many solutions on the market claiming biostimulant effects on plants. It is interesting to take stock of the demonstrated effects on plants as well as the benefit realized by the grower. INCREASED ABSORPTI...

08-04

Improving soil health starts with farmer-researcher collaboration

Key words of the passage: soil health; farmers; researchAsk a farmer, a scientist, and a conservation professional to define soil health, and you might come up with three rather different answers. That mismatch may be at the root of lower-than-ideal adoption of soil conservation practices, according to a new study from the University of Illinois and The Ohio State University. “We all use th...

07-30

China cut fertilizer use and still increased crop yields. This is how they did it

Key words of the passage: fertilizer; crop yield; farmers; economic Millions of Chinese farmers are reaping the benefits of a massive agricultural study, which has helped them increase their crop yields whilst reducing the use of fertil...

07-29

Regulation of Biostimulants in EU and USA

Regulation of Biostimulants in EU and USAKey words of the passage: Biostimulants; Fertilizer; Country; Regulation EU 2019/1009In 2009, work started in Europe to lay down rules on making available on the market all kinds of fertilizing products, including biostimulants. Finally, after ten (10) years of consultation, writing, discussion and time for validation and signature process, ...

07-28

Soil Water: 5 Types of Water Present in Soil (With Diagram)

Key words of the passage: soil water; types; environment The following five points will highlight the five types of water present in soil. Though the soil particles often lie close to each other yet some angular space is always present there. All such spaces in the soil are collectively called pore space. The pore space comprises a fairly constant volume in the soil (40-60% of total...

07-27

Global carbon dioxide level sets record

Key words of the passage: Carbon dioxide, greenhouse gas, environmentThe global carbon dioxide level has hit a record high in human history, the China Meteorological Administration said on Tuesday, showing that climate change remains a challenging issue. Data from the 2019 China Greenhouse Gas Bulletin said that global carbon dioxide concentrations reached 411.4 parts per million, a measure o...

07-26

How will heavy rain in Central China’s Henan affect food prices?

The rainfall in Central China's Henan Province has caused distress in some areas over recent days. The extreme heavy rainfall in the city of Zhengzhou on Tuesday has caused waterlogging across urban areas. Although emergency rescues were launched at the first time, the disaster has affected local production and transport as reservoirs and rivers are still facing flood control dangers. Hen...

07-23

Chitosan Oligosaccharide：Zhongke Runyao to explore ways to industrialize research achievements on virus and cold resistant

Saccharide is a very important biological macromolecule in the field of life sciences. Saccharide bioengineering technology is the third-largest biological technology in human history after genetic engineering and protein engineering. Saccharide bioengineering technology will focus on a carbohydrate chain sequencing and synthesis technology development, covering the efficiency, reliability, operab...

07-22

Demand for microalgae in fertilizer sector will rise at 8.7% CAGR spurred by increasing use of bio-fertilizers

As per a study by FMI, the demand for microalgae in fertilizer sector is expected to rise at a CAGR of 8.7% during the forecast period. The market is expected to surpass a valuation of US$9479 thousand, exhibiting a year on year growth of over 7.7% in 2021.According to a study by FMI, the global demand for microalgae in fertilizer sector grew at a CAGR of 5.2% during the historical period of...

07-21

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