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  • Irrigation of beetroot It has already been mentioned in previous articles that the soil must be kept moist until the seedlings emerge. Light regular water applications must be…
  • Sowing beetroot seed commercially Sowing beetroot commercially Sowing beetroot is a practice used by commercial farmers. They are not planted with seedlings. Once the seed is cleaned and salts…
  • Beetroot seed treatment Beetroot((By Downtowngal [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons)) seed treatment is mostly done by commercial seed companies. There are instances where local seed can…
  • Pigeon pea climatic requirements Pigeon pea climatic requirements The pigeon pea is susceptible to frost damage at all stages of growth.. The most favourable temperature range is between 18-29°C…
  • How to grow beetroot… Beetroot is not grown by many farmers. Mainly because the demand is not that great and commercial companies have the market share. A large portion…
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Pigeon pea climatic requirements

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how to plant pigeon pea africa

Pigeon pea climatic requirements The pigeon pea is susceptible to frost damage at all stages of growth.. The most favourable temperature range is between 18-29°C (64-85°F).  For best seed yields bright sunshine is essential. excessive cloud or shade produces spindly growth and poor seed set. There are short day, day neutral and intermediate varieties in…

Green peas climatic requirements

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Climatic requirements for green peas Green peas are grown mostly by large scale contract farmers that sell the product to processors. The green pea Pisum sativum is a very well known and economically important vegetable crop in South Africa. The total area under production is about 10,000 ha. Most of the area is produced for freezing…

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