HORTICULTURE & GREENHOUSES

HUMINTECH products are used in organic horticulture, especially in greenhouses.

Crop production, e.g. in greenhouses, involves the creation of favorable microclimates, where cultivation is possible throughout the year or part of the year as required in order to obtain high yield and good quality in short time.

Not only the optimization and regulation of environmental parameters traditionally used, such as temperature, light, carbon dioxide, relative humidity, are important, but also the creation of a desirable growing medium (soil or substrate) which provides appropriate physical, chemical and biochemical properties.

The application of humic acid based products helps to prepare a desirable growing medium by providing good porosity, by increasing cation exchange capacity (CEC) and by improving biological activity. As a result, growing medium is well aerated, roots can penetrate more easily, nutrients and water are better stored, pH is buffered against extreme ranges and salinity is reduced. For instance, if the root system is well developed, not only the nutrient uptake capability of plants is improved, but also their resistance against diseases.

Humic acid based products of HUMINTECH, due to their excellent properties, provide the benefits mentioned above, to stimulate plant growth and thus obtain high yield and an adequate quality in all horticultural crops.

Tomatoes
Increased growth of tomato plants after PERLHUMUS® application (Turkey)
PERLHUMUS® was blended with the soil substrate before planting of tomato cultures. Plants treated with PERLHUMUS® show an increased growth and a strengthened shape.

Horticulture after application of PERLHUMUS

After applying 15 kg/ha PERLHUMUS tomato yield was increased by about 10 percent

Brussels sprouts
Increased growth of Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea) after LIQHUMUS® application (Germany)
The growth of the plants increased by about 15 percent after application of 25 l/ha LIQHUMUS®.