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MicroSoil is a state of the art, liquid concentrate, comprised of natural ingredients, including enzymes essential to nitrogen fixing and nitrifying soil microorganisms. When applied, MicroSoil serves as an effective soil organic complex. MicroSoil functions as an effective and economical soil additive, based upon sound scientific principles and premises. Listed below are the major basic principles and the relationship which MicroSoil has to the overall soil ecosystem and crop production. Natural soil consists of four parts; the organic, the inorganic and (mineral fraction), water and air. The organic portion may again be divided into two sub-categories, living and non-living. The third major constituent of natural soil is the "soil solution." It is more helpful and realistic, to think in terms of the soil solution rather than only the water or moisture found within the soil. MicroSoil interacts with and among all of the various soil system components in a manner promoting the optimization of individual component functions to perform the normal, natural processes influencing nutrient cycling, productivity, energy flow, and soil/moisture relationships.
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MicroSoil INCREASES THE NUMBER OF NITRIFYING & NITROGEN FIXING MICROORGANISMS IN THE SOIL Upon the decay of virtually all living things (plants and animals) ammonia is released as a by-product of decay. The nitrogen in the ammonia is in a form not readily available for use by green plants. Nitrifying bacteria changes the ammonia form of nitrogen to nitrites and nitrates. Nitrates are the most available form of nitrogen to plants. Nitrogen fixing bacteria are able to utilize the atmospheric nitrogen (the earth's atmosphere is comprised of approximately 82% nitrogen) by the conversion of free nitrogen to nitrogen combined with other elements. The combined forms are then ultimately available to green plants. Higher plants cannot use atmospheric nitrogen until this process occurs. These organisms are essential to all other plants such as crops, pasture grasses, trees, etc., because they provide a usable form of nitrogen which could otherwise not be obtained. The only other alternative is the addition of commercial chemical fertilizers which are more costly, less efficient in the delivery of the nutrient to the plant, environmentally less desirable, and are not considered to be sustainable for the necessary period of time.
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MicroSoil PROMOTES BETTER SOIL TILTH, IMPROVED INFILTRATION & WATER RETENTION CAPACITY It has been said, "a teaspoon of soil may contain billions of organisms," upon which crop growth, soil fertility, and even soil development, depend. When populations of favorable microorganisms are increased to the level that MicroSoil provides, there is a corresponding level of heightened biological activity within the soil profile. This activity is complex and sets in motion a chain of events that positively impacts the condition and health of the soil environment. As mentioned earlier, the soil has a "living component." The health of this soil fraction is critical to the overall condition of the mineral, soil solution and other organic parts of the soil. Other soil organisms are dependent upon the activities of the beneficial bacteria provided by MicroSoil and naturally found in the soil. As a result, not only are soil bacteria increased, but many other important organisms benefit from the increased activity. They, in turn, become part of the nutrient cycle and soil conditioning process, and complement the bacterial action. Some of these soil organisms cause physical changes in the soil horizon. For example, earthworms contribute to soil aeration, infiltration of water, and the incorporation of plant residues in the nutrient cycle. Earthworm activity is commonly increased with the use of MicroSoil.
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MicroSoil REDUCES FERTILIZER COSTS MicroSoil permits the "tapping" of another source of nitrogen and some other plant nutrients, thus reducing the normal need to supply supplemental chemical fertilizers by 50-75%. Such reductions are feasible for two reasons: 1) A natural source of nitrogen is being substituted for commercial sources, and 2) MicroSoil increases the efficiency of commercial fertilizers. This is accomplished through enzymatic action of bacteria on commercial sources of nitrogen due to leaching and volatilization.
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MicroSoil HELPS FARMERS MANAGE CROP RESIDUES FOR GREATER PROFITS The use and management of crop residues are essential for protection against soil erosion and maintenance of soil conditions. In order to maintain soil organic matter, there must be a continuing supply to replace that which is lost though biological activity and weathering. It is sometimes difficult to manage heavier crop residues, and extra costs are incurred in tillage and fertilizer operations.MicroSoil helps break down crop residues to soil organic matter and humus. Tillage operations will then require less fuel energy and commercial demands, as crop residues are diminished.
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MicroSoil INCREASES THE AVAILABILITY OF MINOR NUTRIENTS AND TRACE MINERALS The normal "life/death" process occurring within the soil environment provides a continuing process of building complex organic substances and the breaking down of these materials into different forms than were originally found in the soil. One product of these processes is the formation of humus. Humus is the final product of organic material decomposition. It is composed of extremely small particles that provide a vast array of chemical activities due to the increased particle surface area and serve as attachment zones for many compounds. This attachment and chemical activity holds plant nutrients within the root zone until used by crops and plants and provides a more usable form of many plant nutrients.
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MicroSoil REDUCES LOSS OF AMMONIUM FERTILIZERS TO VAPORIZATION AND LEACHING Ammonium compounds supplied by chemical fertilizers are subject to relatively high rates of loss due to leaching and volatilization. MicroSoil can help reduce such losses in basically three ways. Increased water holding capacity of the soil will, in turn, retain a large portion of compounds found within the soil solution. Less water will be lost, therefore, fewer of these sources of nitrogen will be leached beyond the crop root zone. Optimal growth rates of plants, resulting in higher levels of carbohydrates within plant tissues, will more effectively metabolize nitrogenous compounds, resulting in more efficient use of available ammonium sources within the soil. This, combined with more efficient nitrogen cycling, due to increased microorganism activity, provides less time for losses due to volatilization.
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MicroSoil IS APPLICABLE TO ALL FIELD CROPS Although field crops have a great variety of different management needs, all green plants benefit from improved soil conditions and having all their nutritional needs met. MicroSoil contributes to the overall well-being of all types of crops including vegetables, grains, pastures, orchards, vineyards, flowers, lawns, and even house plants, because it is founded upon basic biological and scientific principles. The benefits described above are as applicable to tomatoes as they are to grapes. |
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