Tag: soil
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THE LOST WAYS Third Edition
THE LOST WAYS Third Edition This book is dedicated to all the pioneers who overcame the toughest times and built one of the greatest nations of all. 3 Special thanks to all the authors for making this book possible: S. Patrick Susan Morrow Erik Bainbridge M. Taylor Theresa Anne DeMario Lex Rooker S. Walter Shannon…
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Permaculture: A Quiet Revolution — An Interview with Bill Mollison
Permaculture: A Quiet Revolution — An Interview with Bill Mollison By Scott London Bill Mollison calls himself a field biologist and itinerant teacher. But it would be more accurate to describe him as an instigator. When he published Permaculture One in 1978, he launched an international land-use movement many regard as subversive, even revolutionary. Permaculture — from permanent and agriculture —…
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Acceptance speech – Bill Mollison
All my life we’ve been at war with nature. I just pray that we lose that war. There are no winners in that war… Acceptance speech – Bill Mollison I grew up in a small village in Tasmania. I was born in 1928, but my village might have existed in the 11th century. We didn’t…
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KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSIT Y AQUAPONICS Production Manual A Practical Handbook for Growers *needs work
A Practical Handbook for Growers source; http://www.ksuaquaculture.org/PDFs/aquaponics_handbook_2021_final_022421.pdf AQUAPONICS Production Manual KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSIT Y JANELLE HAGER LEIGH ANNE BRIGHT JOSH DUSCI JAMES TIDWELL • • • Janelle Hager Research and Extension Associate Aquaponics Kentucky State University janelle.hager@kysu.edu Leigh Anne Bright Senior Research Associate and Assistant Graduate Coordinator Kentucky State University leighanne.bright@kysu.edu Josh Dusci Graduate Research…
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Module 7 – Plants
Plants In the previous section, we said… “If you’ve never kept fish before, you may be faintly hesitant at the prospect. Relax! When you operate an authentic iAVs, you are engaging in freshwater aquaculture in its simplest and most cost-effective way. Freshwater aquaculture has been the subject of many doctorates…and its experts have published many…
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Module 5 – Setup
Set Up NOTE: This is probably the most important section in this course. Sand is the most cost-effective filtration media anywhere! And therein lies a problem. You see, if you pour water containing organic matter onto sand, the organics will be trapped on the surface where they will eventually build up to the point where the…
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Module 2 – Water
Water Water that is suitable for sandgardening is free of chemicals and pollutants. It’s potable – which means that it’s fit for human consumption and, – by extension – fit for growing food. Water sources include: Rainwater Mains – the municipal supply Rivers and lakes Wells and ponds There’s everything to like about rainwater. It’s free – and it’s the…
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Module 1 – Sand
Sand No Sand – No Civilisation Sand is a benign substance that resides in the back of our minds. For most of us, it holds no more day-to-day interest than the rocks and roads – and the other physical aspects of our environment. We know that it exists but it hardly warrants a thought. But,…
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Improved tomato yield and quality by altering soil physicochemical properties and nitrification processes in the combined use of organic-inorganic fertilizers
Improved tomato yield and quality by altering soil physicochemical properties and nitrification processes in the combined use of organic-inorganic fertilizers Author links open overlay panelWeijian Wu a 1, Zhong Lin a c 1, Xiaoping Zhu b, Gaoyang Li a, Weijian Zhang a, Yijie Chen a, Lei Ren a, Shuwen Luo a, Haihong Lin a, Hongkai Zhou a, Yongxiang Huang a, Rongchao Yang a, Yucheng Xie d, Xinzi Wang d, Zhen Zhen a, Dayi Zhang e Show more Add to Mendeley Share Cite https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2022.103384Get rights and content Highlights • Combined use of cow manures and inorganic fertilizers improved tomato yield and quality. • Cow manure neutralizes soil pH,…
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Microbial community analysis of biofilters reveals a dominance of either comammox Nitrospira or archaea as ammonia oxidizers in freshwater aquaria
may not be relevant to iAVs and doesn’t have info on amommox Microbial community analysis of biofilters reveals a dominance of either comammox Nitrospira or archaea as ammonia oxidizers in freshwater aquaria View ORCID ProfileMichelle M. McKnight, View ORCID ProfileJosh D. Neufeld doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.24.468873 This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review [what does this mean?].…