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Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and its importance

All plants, including forage crops, need relatively large amounts of nitrogen (N) for proper growth and development. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is the term used for a process in which nitrogen gas (N2) from the atmosphere is incorporated into the tissue of certain plants. Only a select group of plants is able to obtain N this way, with the help of soil microorganisms. Among forage plants, ...

10-09

Safeguarding human and planetary health demands a fertilizer sector transformation

Societal Impact StatementFertilizer nutrients are essential for food and nutrition security, but a large proportion of nutrients applied to soil are lost because they are unavailable to plants. The extent of these nutrient losses exceeds safe and sustainable limits. Societal awareness of this is limited because it can take many seasons for nutrient-loss impacts to become visible. We propose that I...

09-29

Importance Of Boron In Plant Growth

Boron (B) is a micronutrient critical to the growth and health of all crops. It is a component of plant cell walls and reproductive structures. It is a mobile nutrient within the soil, meaning it is prone to movement within the soil. Because it is required in small amounts, it is important to deliver B as evenly as possible across the field. Traditional fertilizer blends containing B struggle to a...

09-28

China corn imports soar in August

A farmer loads harvested corn into a truck in Atlantic, Iowa, in October, 2019.BEIJING -- China's corn imports surged in August, official data showed.Corn imports last month totaled 1.02 million metric tons, up 339.8 percent year-on-year, while the value reached 1.53 billion yuan ($225 million), up 312 percent year-on-year, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.In the first ei...

09-27

India’s Fertilizer Under Pressure

Agriculture has played an important role in the economic development of agrarian India with ~17% of the gross value added (GVA) and more than 50% of the population depending on it. In the last 17 years, the all India foodgrain production increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of ~3% from 175 million t in 2002 – 2003 to 296 million t in 2019 – 2020. With only a marginal increase in a...

09-27

Water soluble fertilizers, best quality with competitive price, CXCHEM brings you the perfect purchase experience

Why the price of fertilizers increasing begin September in China every year ?The main important reason is the cost of electricity-As we know, we produce raw materials and goods need huge quantity electricity, from May to August, we called rain season in China, goverment will decreasing electricity prices to help the businesses, so lower cost, cheap price of the goods. But from September the rain s...

09-24

FERTINAGRO BIOTECH PATENTS A TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL HELP FIX NITROGEN IN THE SOIL

Fertinagro Biotech, the leading company in plant nutrition in Spain, has just received the granting of a new European patent that consists of a fertilizer technology for microbial stimulation that enhances the biological fixation of nitrogen in the soil. This patented technology offers am alternative nutritional solutions by reducing the amount of conventional nitrogen fertilizers required for cro...

09-23

Chinese farmers

Autumn Equinox lies at the midpoint of autumn, dividing autumn into two equal parts. After that day, the location of direct sunlight moves to the south, making days shorter and nights longer in the northern hemisphere. The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Autumn Equinox, (Chinese: 秋分), the 16th solar term of the year, begins this year on Sept 22 an...

09-22

A new era of biological fertilizer against mites

On September 10, 2020, CHICO Crop Science Co., Ltd. series products coosa, Amino Acid Organic Fertilizer, NPK Suspension Liquid Fertilizer, etc. have achieved very good results in the main citrus planting area of Yichang City, Hubei Province. They were full of praise and expressed their gratitude for bringing them good products. The smiles of the growers reveal the joy of the harvest. The farmers’...

09-22

Manganese: Critical for crop production

by Christian Schmalz, Marketing Director, UlexAndes-USADespite requiring small quantities, micronutrients play a complex role in crop development and health. Manganese (Mn) as a critical micronutrient is widely accepted, playing a key role in several biochemical reactions; particularly photosynthesis. Manganese: The elementThe use of manganese dates back to the Stone Age where it can be seen ...

09-21

Ezhong Fertilizer Promotes Higher Crop Yield

A special promotion conference was held on Aug. 28th in Hebei province, hosted by Hubei Ezhong and co-organized by Longyao Fengtian to bring our EZHONG brand fertilizer to farmers.Hubei Ezhong Ecological Engineering Co., Ltd. is a large-scale phosphate chemical enterprise with 5 production bases throughout the country. As a qualified and powerful phosphate chemical factory, our main products...

09-17

CHLORIDE – AN ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT OR HARMFUL ELEMENT?

Chloride is an essential micronutrient and all crops require Chloride in small quantities. However, it is often associated with salinity damage and toxicity.UPTAKE OF CHLORIDE BY PLANTSCrops differ both in their chloride requirements as well as in their tolerance to chloride toxicity.Plants take up chloride as Cl- ion from soil solution. It plays some important roles in plants, including in photos...