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The Mulder’s chart: Going beyond NPK

03/08/2022 Dan Austin 1524 Views 0 Comments

By Dan Austin

It is an unfortunate reality that to help us remember things easily, sometimes topics are over-simplified. The five food groups and the proportions we were told to eat growing up for example. Teachings that were simple but have since been adjusted, and found to be far more complex or even downright wrong.… Continue reading

Seedless ‘Cavendish’ bananas account for most of the world’s banana production

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Parthenogenesis – the phenomenon that changed our groceries

09/07/2022 Dan Austin 662 Views 0 Comments

By Daniel Austin

It’s a process that can influence your garden in all sorts of ways, from the appearance of fruit to the impact of the irksome aphid, but what is parthenogenesis?

In simple terms, parthenogenesis is the spontaneous development of an embryo without fertilisation, and it occurs widely in both the plant and animal kingdoms.… Continue reading