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FIRST
IN A NEW GENERATION OF BIOSTIMULANTS
Vitazyme
represents a breakthrough to higher, more profitable
crop yields. Farmers today are searching for ways to
reduce off-farm inputs while maintaining or increasing
their yields...a difficult order in today's world. Standard
chemical approaches have helped spur the "green revolution,"
but have created potential toxicity problems for farmers
as well as consumers. Commercial fertilizer applications
have at times contributed to ground and surface water
contamination as well as soil compaction. In addition,
most of these inputs are expensive and have driven many
farmers to reconsider their approach.
A
Sustainable Approach
Vitazyme, used within the context
of common-sense management, will help the farmer overcome
many of his production problems. While not a "magic
bullet,"it helps the entire system work better...greasing
the wheels of his cropping system. Besides, the material
is nontoxic and environmently safe. Vitazyme enables
the farmer to...
- INCREASE
CROP YIELDS AND PROFITS
- IMPROVE
CROP QUALITY
- REDUCE
FERTILIZER NITROGEN INPUTS
- HASTEN
GERMINATION AND MATURITY
- IMPROVE
SOIL STRUCTURE AND INFILTRATION
Agriculture in the future must emphasize the use of
biological systems--not strictly chemical approaches--to
achieve long-term soil productivity.
The promotion of life by conforming with natural laws
will prevail...for instance, encouraging natural predators
to control insect and nematode pests, or promoting more
intensive biological nitrogen fixation. Stewardship
of soil and plant resources must become the prime concern
of the farmer, wherein Vitazyme can play an integral
role.
How
Vitazyme Works
Improved Symbiosis: The Secret of
Vitazyme's Action
All
plants that grow in soils develop an intimate relationship
between the roots and the organisms that populate
the root zone. The teeming billions of bacteria, fungi,
algae, cyanobacteria, protozoa, and other organisms
that grow along the root surfaces--the Rhizosphere--are
much more plentiful than in the bulk of the soil.
This is because roots feed the organisms with dead
root epidermal cells as well as compounds exuded from
the roots themselves. The plant may inject up to 25%
or more of its energy, fixed in the leaves as carbohydrates,
amino acids, and other compounds, into the root zone
to feed these organisms...for a very good purpose.
The microorganisms which feed on these exuded carbon
compounds along the root surfaces benefit the plant
in many ways...a beautiful symbiotic relationship. The
plant feeds the bacteria, fungi, algae, and other microbial
species in the rhizosphere, which in turn secrete enzymes,
organic acids, antibiotics, growth regulators, hormones,
and other substances which are absorbed by the roots
and transported to the leaves. The acids help dissolve
essential minerals, and reduced iron releases anionic
elements. A few important microbe groups are listed
below.
| Mycorrhizae,
especially vesicular-arbuscular (VAM) types, form
"arbuscules" within root cortical cells and extend
thread-like hyphae into the soil, increasing the
root feeding surface by ten times or more. They
are a major means for uptake of phosphorous, copper,
zinc, and other less mobile elements. They also
can extract water under much drier conditions than
can plant roots. |
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Cyanobacteria
fix carbon (they photosythesize), and also fix nitrogen
from the air for plant use. |
| Phosphate-dissolving
bacteria excrete acids
that dissolve minerals and release hard-to-get phosphorous. |
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Azotobacter
species live on exudates and other carbon sources
while fixing nitrogen. |
| Actinomycetes
generate a variety of pathogen-fighting antibiotics. |
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Vitazyme
Stimulates Rhizosphere Symbiosis
Vitazyme contains "metabolic triggers" that stimulate
the plant to photosynthesize better, fixing more sunlight
energy in the form of carbon compounds to increase the
transfer of carbohyrdates, proteins, and other growth
substances into the root zone. These active agents may
enter the plant through either the leaves or the roots.
Root growth and exudation are both enhanced. This enhancement
activates the metabolism of the teeming population of
rhizosphere organisms to a higher level, triggering
a greater synthesis of growth-benefiting compounds and
a faster release of minerals for plant uptake. The plant
microbial symbiosis is stimulated.
Very small amounts of these metabolic triggers in Vitazyme
are needed to greatly improve plant and rhizosphere
microbe response. This is because of the enzyme cascade
effect. Successive tiers of enzymes are activated
in plant and microbial tissues to yield a large physiological
response from very little applied activator.
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In
short, Vitazyme enables the plant to better express
its genetic potential by reducing the stresses that
repress that expression. |
Soils
Benefit Too
Besides improving
the growth of plants, Vitazyme also benefits soil
characteristics. Soil structure may markedly improved
over time because of:
- Increased
root growth, and thus more root channels
- Greater
polysaccharide production by microbes to glue clay
platelets together; only 0.2% more polysaccharide
can markedly improve structure.
- Improved
mycorrhizal activity, creating sac-like structures.
- Greater
earthworm activity, their burrows creating channels
for air and water. Improvements in structure mean
cleavage planes to promote the ready exchange of air
and water. Water infiltration is increased, and runoff
and erosion are consequently decreased. Compaction
is reduced so roots can freely explore the soil for
nutrients and water, increasing yields.
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Remember...
- Vitazyme
may be tank-mixed with fertilizers and pesticides.
- Vitazyme
does not need to be tilled into the soil after
application.
- The
dilution rate is not critical as long as the
proper application rate is made.
- Soil
moisture is needed to activate Vitazyme.
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