Background history leading to HIBRIX

Through research into using bacteria to extract minerals in rocks, David Menne B Sc [Eng] [Chem] discovered what is now the Hibrix Chelator. The chelator represents a major breakthrough in agriculture. Traditional chelators (EDTA, Ligno-Sulphonates) carry the nutrients through the outer cells walls and into the plant. By contrast the Hibrix chelator docks at the surface of the roots and releases the nutrient, allowing it to repeat the process many times over. This process sequesters and delivers more nutrition than previously possible. Further research into plant nutrition has enabled us to create the most comprhensive liquid fertiliser on the market. Click Here for a typical analysis for Hibrix. See our products page for a product specific analysis.

Why it is important for plants to obtain and maintain mineral balance?

The investigation from some early mixed and poor results suggested a need to look at things in relation to mineral balance. This led to the suggestion that providing prophylactic amounts of essential nutrients, along with the basic nutrient sequestrants & chelators, could obtain better results. It became evident that the absence of a particular mineral might be a limiting factor for a plant’s development.

In some case a hidden deficiency, was triggered by attempts to address another deficiency, for example: spraying Iron, can trigger a Manganese deficiency.

The mineral balance fulfils two essential purposes. Firstly it assists the plant to grow to its potential, develop resistance to pests, frost and heat. Secondly the plant provides minerals to the consumer.

It soon became evident that in satisfying the plants mineral needs, you are not necessarily satisfying the needs of those who eat the produce. Consumers need a range of other nutrients, such as Iodine, Selenium and Chromium, which in particular are known to be absent. This is particularly common in some forms of food production such as commercial hydroponics.

The lack of end consumer minerals gives substance to the modern term ‘Empty Harvest’ – referring to food that is nutritionally bankrupt. In addition much of a plant’s nutritional value is destroyed in modern food processing with sometimes severe consequences.

"You can trace every sickness, every disease and every ailment to a mineral deficiency."

~ Dr. Linus Pauling

Dr. Linus Pauling (28 Feb 1901 - 19 Aug 1994), is the sole winner of one of two unshared Nobel Prizes, ever awarded.

The emergence of Hibrix Tonics or derivatives.

The evolution of the Hibrix tonics arose to provide the best nutrient adjuvant for improving nutrient transfer to plants and to promote biological soil formation as well as attempting to address hidden deficiencies; both for plants and those who feed on these crops.

Currently the third generation of Hibrix Tonics includes improvements such as: an extensive, balanced range of phytoproteins, plant hormones, vitamins and other organics which are known to improve soil health and crop resilience, yields and quality. These components are aimed to promote soil life, in particular zymogenic micro-organisms such as lactic acid bacteria and yeasts.

What happens when these soil conditions are improved with HIBRIX

When these microbes can access sufficient raw organic matter containing high nitrogen (and have sufficient moisture to thrive), such soils (Zymogenic Soils) develop an aromatic fermented (‘rain-forest floor mulch) smell. The populations of fermentable fungi such as Aspergillus and Rhizopus are increased. The percentage of Fusarium in all fungi is low (less than 5%) in this soil. The water-stable soil aggregate is high, and the soil becomes soft.

This allows the solubility of inorganic nutrients, which are being increasingly released as rock is microbially transformed to soil, to have their direct availability enhanced. Furthermore the presence of amino acid, sugars, vitamins and other bioactive substances increase in this soil, thereby promoting plant growth.