Roles of potassium in plants
Potassium is an essential plant nutrient, one of the three macro-elements required by plants in relatively large quantities – nitrogen, potassium and...Read More
Irrigation water quality
The quality and composition of the irrigation water may affect plant development, soil structure and the irrigation system itself. Irrigation water quality...Read More
Whitefly – a tiny, devastating pest
Whiteflies belong to the order Hemiptera. They are related to aphids, scales and mealybugs. Whiteflies are tiny (0.8-1.5mm long), yellowish insects, with...Read More
Water Disinfection Byproducts (DBP)
The use of some disinfectants, such as chlorine, results in the formation of byproducts, many of them are considered carcinogenic. Disinfection byproducts...Read More
Irrigation scheduling using evapotranspiration data
Irrigation scheduling refers to the timing, frequency and amount of water applied to the crop. In other words – when and how...Read More
Activated carbon in water treatment
Water treatment with activated carbon is an adsorption process, in which impurities are trapped, by adsorption, on the surface of the carbon...Read More
Tomato diseases
Tomato plants can be affected by numerous plant diseases, caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses. Disease occurrence and development are greatly influenced...Read More
Coagulation in water treatment
Water and wastewater may contain suspended and dissolved impurities that must be removed in order to meet certain water quality criteria. These...Read More
Reverse osmosis – a sophisticated membrane filtration process
Reverse osmosis (RO) is a membrane filtration process. It removes dissolved salts, as well as viruses and bacteria. The particle size removed...Read More
This is why 570 million farmers are not yet using agricultural apps
Until recently, using agricultural apps and software was a rare practice among growers. This is now changing. The mass adoption of smart...Read More