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A balanced fertilization for bananas The banana is the main tropical fruit exported throughout the world and it is mainly produced in large plantations. A balanced fertilization is a guarantee of a quality and marketable fruit production. Mineral nutrition Bananas prefer deep soils, a good drainage, and a pH from 5.5 to 6.5, although bananas are...

Kiwifruit vines grow best on deep, alluvial soils. They prefer loamy and silt-loamy soils rather than loamy sands. These vines require low-salt water as do many other fruit crops. Mineral nutrition Safe levels for irrigation water include chloride less than 70 ppm, bicarbonate less than 200 ppm, sodium less than 50 ppm. Furthermore, the pH should...

Potassium is essential in olive production ​Mineral nutrition Olive trees are typical in the Mediterranean area, but they are also cropped in California, Latin America and Australia. Mineral nutrition is the main factor that affects yield in cropping the olive tree, together with water management and planting density. Although cropping conditions...

Mineral nutrition of melons 1:0.7:2 is usually considered as the best ratio for a balanced fertilization. The mineral nutrition as well as water management should be carried out in accordance with the cropping system, soil analysis, and the production target. Melons prefer deep, light and well-drained soils. Outdoor crops require per hectare 80-120...

Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 27, 2016 – Kevin Henry, Ph.D., Director of Product Safety for NovaSource since May 2015, has received a 2016 Workhorse Award from CropLife America (CLA). The Workhorse Award recognizes significant and progressive contributions that support the crop protection industry as serving a key role in the production of a safe...

PHOENIX, Ariz. and WILMINGTON, Del. – Oct. 1, 2015 – Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc., a part of Tessenderlo Group, and DuPont Crop Protection today announced the sale of certain of DuPont's global Hexazinone solo product and its Hexazinone/Diuron-only mixture product business assets to Tessenderlo Kerley.

Solicam® herbicide will be marketed by the NovaSource® business unit of Tessenderlo Kerley PHOENIX – Feb. 11, 2015 – Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc.