Description
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About the topics
In this e-book, we will break down the complex concept of plant health into a number of separate factors. We start with photosynthesis. This is an important part of the assimilate balance or ‘sugar balance’. But the most important thing to remember is that plant health is also a sugar sink. Therefore, the first chapter provides pointers for what growers can do to prevent a sugar shortage from potentially weakening their crops beyond repair.
In the second chapter, we focus on the uptake of minerals, which are essential not only for photosynthesis but also for numerous other health-related processes within the plant. How can growers avoid deficiencies, and how do the Plant Empowerment principles support the uptake and transport of minerals to promote plant health?
In the third chapter, we help you to find the sweet spot for nitrogen for your particular crop. Nitrogen plays a key role in the plant’s immune system, but we present eight reasons why too much of the wrong kind of nitrogen (nitrate) can have a devastating effect, and explain how to monitor nitrate levels in practice. By making some small adjustments to the fertilizer schedule in order to decrease the nitrate level, it is possible to not only improve crop performance but also reduce the plant’s susceptibility to pests and diseases.
In the fourth and final chapter, we discuss the role of nutrition in supporting the plant’s natural ‘fight’ response when faced with a stressful situation. We start by looking at the different types of stress situations that plants can face and their strategies for fighting them. We go on to explain how it is possible for growers to make the plant a less susceptible host for pests and diseases, as well as to further support and strengthen the plant’s defenses (including its passive and/or active immunity), by carefully adjusting the factors that affect the plant’s internal nutritional balance and functioning.
* All revenue generated by this e-book will be reinvested in the further development of the Plant Empowerment philosophy.