Joanna Campe

Rocks for Crops

From humble beginnings in Tanzania in 1984 to the establishment of a course at the University of Guelph, to the official opening of an Agrogeology Centre in Indonesia, the field of agrogeology is gaining wider global interest and exposure. The first Rocks for Crops International Conference took place in Brasilia, Brazil on November 7-14, 2004. […]

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Rocks for Crops

Rocks for Crops From humble beginnings in Tanzania in 1984 to the establishment of a course at the University of Guelph, to the official opening of an Agrogeology Centre in Indonesia, the field of agrogeology is gaining wider global interest and exposure. The first Rocks for Crops International Conference took place in Brasilia, Brazil on

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The Importance and Effects of Rock Dust in Orchards and Gardens

The Importance and Effects of Rock Dust in Orchards and Gardens Closeup of tomato roots – Remineralized plant on the left. Fritz Leipold Germany Fritz Leipold has over 25 years experience with the application of basalt rock dust, especially in orchards, fruit, and vegetable gardens. He is a retired garden landscape consultant and has experience

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The Effects of Basalt Rock Dust Emissions on Trees in Germany

The Effects of Basalt Rock Dust Emissions on Trees in Germany Fritz Leipold Germany The slope beside the basalt quarry was created during the years 1952-1965, and on this slope the natural effects of basalt emissions on spruce trees were discovered. The material utilized consists of the layers of rock dust that were situated above

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Forest Growth Increased with Rockdust on Grandfather Mountain near Asheville, North Carolina

Forest Growth Increased with Rockdust on Grandfather Mountain near Asheville, North Carolina Dr. Robert Bruck North Carolina State University 500 five-year-old red spruce and fraser fir trees were treated with Planters II rock dust applied at the following rates: 50-gram/pot, 25 g/pot, 10 g/pot, and 0 g/pot. After a 6-month period, observations were made on

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Four Times the Timber Volume for a Forest in Central Europe

Four Times the Timber Volume for a Forest in Central Europe Von u. Sauter and K. Foerst The Barvarian Research and Experimental Institute for Forestry, Munich, Germany, 1986. Summary of the four page German study translated by Christian Campe.  The original German version is available in the Forestry Research Packet through mail order. This report

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