Struvite’s potential as an alternative phosphorus source for organic agriculture
All crops need phosphorus (P) to grow. Negative P budgets deplete the soil’s P reserves in the long term. In organic farming, there are only a few permitted P sources. Use of P fertiliser can be crucial, especially when reliance on biological nitrogen (N) fixation is high. Solution Struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) is a naturally […]
‘Organic fertilisation enhances generalist predators and suppresses aphid growth in the absence of specialist predators’
The study has been published in “The Journal of Applied Ecology”. Biological control by natural enemies is a valuable ecosystem service. The predator community in a crop field is a combination of predators dwelling in the field and those moving into it from the surrounding landscape. The former is mainly affected by field management, the […]
Studio di ‘Applied Ecology’: l'uso di letame come fertilizzante organico aiuta il controllo dei parassiti
Gli agricoltori biologici si affidano anche ai predatori naturali per controllare i parassiti delle loro colture piuttosto che usare prodotti chimici. Un nuovo studio pubblicato nel Journal of Applied Ecology ha scoperto che l’uso di fertilizzanti organici costruisce un’importante fauna del suolo che aumenta le popolazioni locali di predatori naturali i quali forniscono un controllo […]
