Unit 1

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The Impact of Competition on Plant Health: The good things about weeds.

The Impact of Competition on Plant Health: The good things about weeds.

The following information is an extract taken from Unit 1 Topic 2 Element 3 and focuses on the benefits of ...
External Structure of Roots.

External Structure of Roots.

The content in this blog is relevant to both the old and new syllabus. OLD SYLLABUS The content in this ...
Pollination and Fertilisation - blind dates that may lead to having a family.

Pollination and Fertilisation – blind dates that may lead to having a family.

Relevant to both the old Syllabus (R2101) and the new syllabus Unit 1 Topic 1 Element 5 Introduction Pollination and ...
Food for thought - Plant Fertilisers

Food for thought – Plant Fertilisers

This blog is suitable for both the old (R2102) and new syllabus.(Unit 1 Topic 3 Element 3) Originally written for ...
What's in the Bag? An overview of growing media ingredients for containers.

What’s in the Bag? An overview of growing media ingredients for containers.

This blog was originally written for the old syllabus and relates to R2102 and R2114. The new syllabus has a ...
Water relations in the soil

Water relations in the soil

This blog relates to the old syllabus: R2102 Plant Nutrition and the Root Environment – Pore space and Water. This ...
General points about pests and diseases in relation to plant selection, maintenance and plant health.

General points about pests and diseases in relation to plant selection, maintenance and plant health.

Relates to: R2112 (old syllabus) R2103 (old syllabus) and Unit Topic 2 Plant Health (New Syllabus) Introduction If you are ...
Photosynthesis and leaf design.

Photosynthesis and leaf design.

This post is relevant to the old syllabus R2101 (science) and R2114 (protected cultivation) and the new syllabus, unit 1 ...