Orchard fertilisation
Fertilisation of orchards and plantations The fertilisation strategy for horticultural plants is based on knowledge of the nutritional requirements of…
Vegetable fertilisation
Vegetable plants have very diverse nutrient requirements. The aim should be to alternate between species with different needs. Directly cultivating…
Natural fertilisers – composition and dosage
Manure is a natural fertilizer consisting of the excrement (feces and urine) of livestock and litter, while bird manure, consisting…
Precision fertilisation
The critical component for precision farming is optimizing nutrient application and adjusting fertiliser rates to soil conditions and crop timing…
Selection of lime fertilizer
The most important selection criterion for soil deacidification is the kind of lime, i.e., oxide or carbonate lime. Oxide lime…
Assessment of liming demands
The need for liming depends on the soil reaction (pH) and soil agronomic category (Table 1). Soil reaction (pH) can…
Soil pH and liming requirements
The soil reaction (pH) is one of the most important parameters determining soil fertility and plant yield. The Polish climate…
Useful software tools
Fertiliser advisory applications software Macrobil The MacroBil creates a farm-level nutrient (N,P,K) balance “on the field”. The balance considers the…
Market of micronutrient fertilisers
Fertilisers with micronutrients and microfertilisers are used in practice. The latter have recently been promoted in the form of preparations…
Liming materials
Liming materials are divided into two groups: oxide and carbonate, and magnesium-free and magnesium-containing. Carbonate limes are obtained by grinding…