Increasing alfalfa yield through fertilizer management, including boron, means testing your soil and ensuring you have enough boron to feed your crops.
Once upon a time, a leafy plant with a thick, fleshy root flourished around Europe’s Mediterranean coasts. Called
Beta maritima, it was the ancestor of today's sugar beet—which now produces almost half of the refined sucrose used by consumers and industry.
Boron (B) is an essential micronutrient for the growth and development of plants and is vital to ensure the quality of fruit. In fruit trees, the flowering and fruiting stages are severely impacted by boron deficiency.
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.
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.
More than 80 countries grow sunflowers as a crop. By 2026, global consumption of sunflower oil is projected to reach 12 million metric tons.
Research has shown that the coffee plant is one of the most sensitive species to boron deficiency.
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.
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 is an important micronutrient for the development of nitrogen-fixing root nodules in legumes.