Field Notes
Green manure in rice: the nitrogen hack that is...
Green manure cover crops can supply 40–80 kg N/ha to rice systems, enough to replace half the synthetic urea input. This guide covers which species work, when to incorporate, and...
Coconut's real problem in dry season: bare soil...
Coconut palms lose more water to bare soil evaporation than to their own transpiration during dry season. This guide shows how legume basin covers and humic acid conditioning reduce evaporative...
Fusarium TR4 in banana: a soil and sanitation m...
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4) is the most devastating threat to global banana production. This guide examines why chemical control fails, and how building competitive soil biology...
Durian below pH 5.0: how acidic soil relates to...
Most Malaysian durian orchards sit on soils below pH 5.0, creating ideal conditions for Phytophthora-driven stem canker. This guide examines how acidic soil management through cover crops and humic acid...
Building healthier soil for cacao: a biological...
Black Pod disease caused by Phytophthora palmivora destroys up to 40% of global cacao production annually. This guide examines how building disease-suppressive soil biology through cover crops and humic acid...
Tapping panel dryness in rubber: a potassium re...
Tapping Panel Dryness costs Malaysian rubber estates millions in lost latex. This guide examines how potassium recycling through leguminous cover crops and humic acid soil conditioning can reduce TPD incidence...