Hydrolyzed Fish Fertilizer - Nitrogen Source, Still Meets Organic Definition

Friday, March 27, 2015 - 23:40 in Earth & Climate

In the production of organic vegetables, nitrogen is important, yet can be quite costly to manage. Nitrogen management is even more challenging when production practices call for the use of polyethylene mulch combined with fertigation. The authors of a new study published in HortScience have found that hydrolyzed fish fertilizer holds promise as an "economically feasible" nitrogen source for growing organic vegetables. read more

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