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Fertigate for soil health and profit – Part 3: Different fertiliser products
Frikkie Koegelenberg Pr Eng and Gert Conradie Pr Eng Some irrigation water and fertiliser product combinations can cause detrimental reactions such as corrosion and sedimentation (resulting in blockages). It is therefore recommended that a jar test is first done by adding the fertiliser at the correct concentration to the[...]
Fertigate for soil health and profit – Part 2: Types of fertiliser products
By Frikkie Koegelenberg Pr Eng and Gert Conradie Pr Eng Fertiliser products are available in a water soluble granular, powder or liquid form. The choice between the different types will depend on the storage space available, the available injectors, product stability, ease of handling, injection method, cost and the[...]
Fertigate for soil health and profit – Part 1: Irrigation systems
By Frikkie Koegelenberg Pr Eng and Gert Conradie Pr Eng In this series we discuss the design of irrigation systems for fertigation. Fertigation means the application of dissolved nutrients through an irrigation system. The total or partial requirement for specific elements can be divided and applied. Single products or[...]