Biofertilizers: a new tool for turf.

From: California Fairways | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

In the last 100 years, agriculture and horticulture have capitalized on the science of plant nutrition by developing chemical fertilizers that have transformed the industry. Fertilizers provide the mineral nutrition needed by plants to achieve optimum growth, crop yield and turf color.

Although successful, fertilizers have some problems. When overdone, they leach into the groundwater and accumulate in waterways, wells and other water basins, causing serious pollution problems. Also, some plant diseases and insect pests are associated with overfertilization. However, ...

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