by Deac Jones | Apr 2, 2020 | News
I’ve always tried to draw comparisons between plants and animals as there are more similarities than differences. Cytokines, for example. are primary messengers important in reducing neuroinflammation in animals. They activate a range of immune cells and promote the...
by Deac Jones | Mar 19, 2020 | News
Plants have been evolving for millions of years, creating new and improved ways to protect themselves from attack. Plants protect themselves from pathogen attack through activation of innate immune systems, and plant immunity is a highly complex phenomenon with its...
by Deac Jones | Mar 3, 2020 | News
The soil’s ability to hold and release plant nutrients is key. One big factor in this is the Cation Exchange Capacity, or CEC, a measure of how many cations or positively charged ions, or cations, can be retained on soil particle surfaces. These cations can be swapped...
by Deac Jones | Feb 5, 2020 | News
Seventeen elements have been identified as vital to plant growth. Three of them — carbon, hydrogen and oxygen — are non-minerals, and the other 14 are minerals. Carbon and oxygen enter plants through leaves as carbon dioxide. Oxygen also enters plants with...
by Deac Jones | Jan 23, 2020 | Fertilizers, Free cycling, Microbes, Mineralize Nutrients, Nutrient Transfer, Plant dependent
We, as humans, don’t give enough credit to the sophistication of the natural world around us. It’s important for us to place significant weight on our friendship with nature. Complementing natural processes in our agricultural pursuits will accelerate our success as...
