(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar Fertiliser Company (Qafco), Agrico and Yara International (Norway) jointly conducted a ‘Greenhouse Fertigation' workshop for 20 experienced agronomists and farm managers from Qatar at the Hydroponic Trial and Demonstration Centre in Al Khor recently.
The workshop was one of the initiatives undertaken in line with a co-operation agreement that the parties signed in October last year, a press statement noted.
The Trial and Demonstration Centre occupies an area of more than 4,000sq m and its purpose is to develop and demonstrate the most sustainable crop management systems suitable for Qatar to the local farming community.
The workshop covered theoretical and practical aspects of fertigation management for hydroponic systems, which are becoming more popular in Qatar for growing vegetables.
Fertigation is a method of application of required nutrients through irrigation systems.
The participants of the workshop had a chance to deepen their knowledge of different types of fertilisers, differences in fertigation and foliar application of fertilisers.
Several theoretical problems were solved to demonstrate the importance of the usage of a wide range of nutrients in order to maximise production.
Different dosing equipment were studied to demonstrate advantages of precise application of fertilisers for maximum productivity of crops.
A demonstration was also conducted on using simple online software, such as www.myyara.com, to calculate recipes of fertiliser solution for different crops and growing stages.
The workshop concluded with a tour around the Trial and Demonstration centre that currently produces tomatoes and cucumbers.
The workshop was conducted by Tore Frogner, Calcinit product manager from Yara Norway, and Carol Khadra, agronomist from Yara Middle East.
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