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Saving the olive from its past

:: Friday, May 9, 2025 :: Posted By Vincenzo Restivo
Saving the olive from its past
Olives have been cultivated in Europe for at least 7,000 years—for their oil and their fruit. In fact, Spain, Greece, Turkey, and Italy produce the majority of the world’s olive crop and the EU has a whole produces around 67% of the world’s olive oil.

Caring for cabbages, canola, and other brassica crops

:: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 :: Posted By Lucy Meng
Caring for cabbages, canola, and other brassica crops
As any farmer knows, preventing disease and parasites is a constant battle. Boron application is well-known for its support of plant health from root to flower; it also may be a powerful defense against certain parasites. 
 

Sunflowers: Crop history and its future

:: Monday, March 3, 2025 :: Posted By Fabiano Silvestrin
Sunflowers: Crop history and its future
More than 80 countries grow sunflowers as a crop. By 2026, global consumption of sunflower oil is projected to reach 12 million metric tons.

Boron and its effects on coffee plant nutrition

:: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 :: Posted By Fabiano Silvestrin
Boron and its effects on coffee plant nutrition
Research has shown that the coffee plant is one of the most sensitive species to boron deficiency.

Boron in crops: An overview

:: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 :: Posted By Fabiano Silvestrin
Boron in crops: An overview
Boron (B) is an essential micronutrient for all plant species. In agriculture, boron is one of the most deficient minerals in soil around the world.
 

Reading the signs for boron deficiency in pepper plants

:: Monday, April 1, 2024 :: Posted By Abigail Jiang
Reading the signs for boron deficiency in pepper plants
The leaves of pepper plants provide a narrative to its nutrient needs. Boron deficiency often shows up in the leaves as loss of color, yellowing, and leaf cupping. Observation of plant leaves allows producers to gain early and valuable insights into plant nutrition. This proactive approach can let producers know that an application of boron may be needed.

Boron and molybdenum for legume root nodule formation

:: Monday, March 11, 2024 :: Posted By Fabiano Silvestrin
Boron and molybdenum for legume root nodule formation
Boron is an important micronutrient for the development of nitrogen-fixing root nodules in legumes.

Boron elevates avocados’ yield and quality

:: Monday, January 8, 2024 :: Posted By Victor Amaral
Boron elevates avocados’ yield and quality
Producers need to understand the role boron has in bolstering their avocado yields. Since boron plays a multifaceted role in various physiological plant processes, meeting nutritional needs during each growth stage is vital to avocado management. 

Boosting organic durian growth with borates

:: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 :: Posted By Weng Kee Ch'ng
Boosting organic durian growth with borates
Finding sustainable solutions for organic durian growers in Southeast Asia can be complicated. Organic farmers frequently encounter challenges in producing high quality fruits. This is often because commonly used organic fertilizers can lack essential nutrients such as boron. U.S. Borax can help you find a solution.

Maximizing dragon fruit growth with U.S. Borax

:: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 :: Posted By Eduardo Saldanha
Maximizing dragon fruit growth with U.S. Borax
Addressing the nutrient needs of dragon fruit across South America takes dedicated effort since soil conditions vary greatly across the region. It’s easy for micronutrient deficiencies to limit the growth of a dragon fruit crop.
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