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What you need to know about growing bananas
A balanced fertilization for bananas The banana is the main tropical fruit exported throughout the world and it is mainly produced in large plantations. A balanced fertilization is a guarantee of a quality and marketable fruit production. Mineral nutrition Bananas prefer deep soils, a good drainage, and a pH from 5.5 to 6.5, although bananas are...
Kiwifruit vines grow best on deep, alluvial soils. They prefer loamy and silt-loamy soils rather than loamy sands. These vines require low-salt water as do many other fruit crops. Mineral nutrition Safe levels for irrigation water include chloride less than 70 ppm, bicarbonate less than 200 ppm, sodium less than 50 ppm. Furthermore, the pH should...
Potassium is essential in olive production Mineral nutrition Olive trees are typical in the Mediterranean area, but they are also cropped in California, Latin America and Australia. Mineral nutrition is the main factor that affects yield in cropping the olive tree, together with water management and planting density. Although cropping conditions...
Mineral nutrition of melons 1:0.7:2 is usually considered as the best ratio for a balanced fertilization. The mineral nutrition as well as water management should be carried out in accordance with the cropping system, soil analysis, and the production target. Melons prefer deep, light and well-drained soils. Outdoor crops require per hectare 80-120...
