date:Dec 29, 2012
Fengquan, 52, a farmer in Beijing's Shunyi district, said the plant clinic is now her first choice when her crops are seriously affected by unknown problems that she can't control.
Unlike agrochemical sellers, who simply recommended four or five varieties of pesticides to curb one type of crop disease, the plant doctor lets me know what happened to my crops and how to prevent such problems, she said.
Since 2007, China has been the world's largest consumer of chemical fertilizers, using more t