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2. D. G. Hessayon - Wikipedia

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   David Gerald Hessayon OBE (born 1928) is a British author and botanist of Cypriot descent who is known for a best-selling series of paperback gardening manuals known as the "Expert Guides" under his title Dr. D. G. Hessayon.

3. Kratky method - Wikipedia

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   The Kratky method is a passive hydroponic technique for growing plants suspended above a reservoir of nutrient-rich water. [1] Because it is a non-circulating technique, no additional inputs of water or nutrients are needed after the original application, and no electricity, pumps, or water and oxygen circulation systems are required. [2]

4. Nutrient film technique - Wikipedia

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   Plants placed into nutrient-rich water channels in an NFT system A home-built NFT hydroponic system. Nutrient film technique (NFT) is a hydroponic technique where in a very shallow stream of water containing all the dissolved nutrients required for plant growth is re-circulated past the bare roots of plants in a watertight gully, also known as channels.

5. Foliar feeding - Wikipedia

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   Foliar feeding is a technique of feeding plants by applying liquid fertilizer directly to the leaves. [1] Plants are able to absorb essential elements through their leaves. [ 2 ] The absorption takes place through their stomata and also through their epidermis .

6. Tomato - Wikipedia

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   The tomato (US: / t ə m eɪ t oʊ /, UK: / t ə m ɑː t oʊ /), Solanum lycopersicum, is a plant whose fruit is an edible berry that is eaten as a vegetable. The tomato is a member of the nightshade family that includes tobacco, potato, and chili peppers. It originated from and was domesticated in western South America.

7. Biofertilizer - Wikipedia

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   [citation needed] Seaweed-fertilizer also helps in breaking down clays. [ citation needed ] Fucus is used by Irish people as a biofertilizer on a large scale. [ citation needed ] In tropical countries, the bottom mud from dried-up ponds which contain abundant blue-green algae is regularly used as biofertilizer in fields.

8. Ancient meteorite was 'giant fertilizer bomb' for life on Earth

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   The space rock that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period caused a global calamity that doomed the dinosaurs and many other life forms. Researchers assessed ...

9. Fertilizer - Wikipedia

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   A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English) is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients. Fertilizers may be distinct from liming materials or other non-nutrient soil amendments. Many sources of fertilizer exist, both natural and industrially produced. [1]