Dutch agriculturist Together2Grow specialized in twelvemonth - round cultivation of alstroemeria and florinca ( spray alstroemeria ) . to further optimise the cultivation process , the cultivator is peculiarly investigate ways to improve water quality .
In increase to an aeration organization for more O , as well as a little waterfall within the water tank , the alstroemeria grower is now lam a trial together with Aqua4D. With this organization , the irrigation H2O is treat with electromagnetic signal , which meliorate and refine its molecular structure . This make it easier for the works to absorb nutrients .
Combat nematodes“We have a segment where the alstroemeria harvest did not front too good . In the eye of the section , the harvest always had a somewhat less colour , ” cultivation manager Ton de Geus tells us . “ We had the soil watch for the presence of nematodes . It turn out there were a lot of them . We tried taking several measures , but without the desired result . ” Their fertilization adviser brought them in contact with Raymond Lescrauwaet from Aqua4D Benelux , who agreed to organize a test . According to Lescrauwaet , scientific research and practical results show that pee treated with Aqua4D is salubrious , thereby keeping nematodes at embayment .
December last twelvemonth the run with Aqua4D took off . The section next to it had the same variety ( Elegance ) , which let for a good comparison between treated and untreated prime . “ In autumn we will be facing a difficult fourth dimension in finish and alstroemeria , a flower which generally responds slow to change you make in the culivation summons , ” the cultivation manager says . “ However , after a few month the part address with Aqua4D saw a dandy improvement . In March we note more flowers ; compared to the previous year we had a small nimiety in output . Last year , the craw had a slimly sluttish coloring material . Now colors are intelligibly more vigorous . Because of this we start to irrigate more and that ensue in more shoot and better growth . "
Measuring sap flowTo demo the effects of the handling of water with Aqua4D , 2Grow BVBA perform measurements of the plants in May using sap flow sensors . “ Measurements in the treated section show that the plant is dynamic earlier in the morning hours and gets stressed later during the day . The longer we can remit that tenseness , the more growth we create . ” De Geus indicates that in the treat plane section the industrial plant cellular phone remain sturdy and stems flinch less . In the untreated section it often takes longer for the cell to find tenseness .
“ So far it has been look good . The works in the treat section have developed a good colour and the crop and roots are rise well . We still have to go through wintertime and we do n’t want to make conclusions too early . But if we have to discard few branches in winter , the H2O intervention certainly has add together note value and we can recover the investment funds . ”
The coming period is important . In summer , the plants incur a peck of water with fertilizers and a lot of sun . In autumn they will be given less water . De Geus : “ If color stay the way they are , the H2O treatment with Aqua4D will surely have worked . "
Text & photos : Harry Stijger
For more information : Together2GrowTon de GeusE:[email protected]www.together2grow.nl
Aqua4DRaymond LescrauwaetE:[email protected]M : +31 ( 0)6 - 51608350www.aqua4d - lescrauwaet.nl
