Archive for May 2025
Nitro-15™ & AminoFix-3000™ Table Grape & Citrus Trials
Executive Summary When all the facts and data from both species are considered, it looks very likely that the AminoFix-3000™ and Nitro-15™ treatments first stimulated microbial soil activity within the planting ridges. This in turn strengthened the microbial biodiversity and structural food chains necessary for better soil health. The significant increase in earthworm numbers…
Read MoreHumefert Trial on Apples
Executive Summary The focus of this apple trial was fruit quality and enhanced soil health. During the second plant sap evaluation in December 2020, the two Humefert treatments Ampli Cal and AminoFix-3000™, increased the petiole sap Ca with 2.7% and the fruit sap Ca with 7.8%. The Humefert treatments increased the K and…
Read MoreHumefert Trial: Oxi-App™ System | Hoopenberg Berry Farm
Executive Summary The OXI-APP™ system was successful in keeping the filter rings clean and the discolouration and sedimentation inside the irrigation pipes to a minimum. This resulted in a significant decrease of salt deposits inside the irrigation pipes. Although the contamination in the dripper lines were not analysed, some of the following biotic and…
Read MoreAlfalfa Trials
Executive Summary Summer evaluation: The Humefert treatment had a positive effect on both topsoil and subsoil compaction. This treatment decrease the top-soil compaction with 25.6 % and increased the average root depth with 12.8cm due to subsoil compaction eliviation. As expected, the water infiltration into the topsoil was also positively effected by the Humefert…
Read MoreCovid-19 and the “Gut” of the Plant
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused havoc all over the world. However, microbes such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and other primitive forms of life were here long before us, are much more abundant and have a profound influence on various aspects of our daily lives. Think of the “good microbes” as those used for fermentation of…
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