FERTIGATION & CHEMIGATION For agricultural food production and plant production, the demand for more accurately measured inputs for both fertilisers and chemicals along with water usage has become the norm. The increased cost of all inputs in growing food will only continue to increase as the world’s existing water and farmland resources will need to produce more with less. The demand for safe food supply places increased demands on the growing and harvesting of food. The use of proper amounts of fertilisers in the growing of those crops and the handling of the harvest as well requires accurate applications of chemicals to ensure that food is not contaminated with any harmful substances. This is also true for greenhouse and hydroponic farming systems. Something that we all now expect to find on our grocery shelves is fresh fruits and vegetables. The application of the fertilisers and chemicals to keep these growing systems free of any pests or harmful agents is even more critical than with outdoor field crops. Chemical and fertiliser dosing systems are commonplace for both growing and disinfection systems. What is Fertigation/Chemigation? FERTIGATION is the application of fertiliser and or soil amendments with your irrigation system water. A fertiliser is a substance that contains one or more plant nutrients to promote plant growth. This can also include gypsum and lime CHEMIGATION is is the application of pesticides or system maintenance products through an irrigation system. These can include-herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, fumigants, plant growth regulators, rodenticides, disinfectants, sanitisers, buffering agents, desiccants, defoliants, sprout inhibitors and spray adjuvant.
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