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Soil and crop nutrients An introduction to HIBRIXTM. |
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The Hibrix System for sustainable agriculture. |
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The HIBRIXTM System is made up of products which are organically sound, full-range starch-based liquids, containing over 100 trace elements, phyto-proteins, plant vitamins, plant hormones and other organics. HIBRIXTM is formulated to organically feed plants, their supplement trace metals, microbes promoting biological soil formulation, and mycorrhizae which promotes root feeding efficiency. The system is designed to increase, by sequestering, the pool of trace elements available to a plant, and improve by chelation, nutrient transfer the plant. The System provides the plant with prophylactic (preventative) levels of trace elements to avoid "hidden" deficiencies (von Liebig production limitations). HIBRIXTM has been developed for use in: Extensive broad acre grains/row crops, forest & forage crops Orchards, vineyards and irrigated crops Market gardens Hydroponics and Home gardens
Through research into using bacteria to extract minerals in rocks, David Menne discovered what is now the HibrixTM Chelator. Early experimentation, in some cases brought spectacular results, such as Greg Farrelly of Jarrahdale who achieved 60% increased granadilla (passion fruit - Passiflora edulis) yield from applying 100 ml of HibrixTM Chelator 3B per vine. See our testimonial and contacts list to contact him directly. Further research following these results led to an understanding that the consideration of other factors along side the Chelator enabled it to be substantially more effective. This led to the development of the HibrixTM System for Sustainable Agriculture.
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.
The evolution of the HIBRIXTM 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 HIBRIXTM 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.
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. Click here for an overview of the HIBRIXTM Tonic product range, with links to : The science applied in HIBRIXTM, and how to apply it most effectively. The latest results : HIBRIXTM(*) doubling the rain utilization efficiency [tons wheat per hectare per inch rain] of dry land wheat in a very marginal area [normal rainfall under 12"] : in a year of crippling drought [6.5" annual rainfall]. An astounding 25% [0.5 tonnes/Hectare, 4.5 bags(bushels)/acre] increase compared to untreated acreage. (*) applied on land farmed in sympathy with organic principles : stubble disked in and soil inoculated with selected local rhyzobial flora. Click here for a typical comprehensive product profile for example: the cheapest, FARMTONIC BA2 and what such components do. Click here for links to tabulated composition comparisons of HIBRIXTM tonics and foods formulated for farms, trees and vines, market gardens, hydroponics and home garden. Click here for thumbnail sketches of HIBRIXTM tonics and foods formulated for farms, trees & vines, market gardens, and hydroponics & home garden, and here for links to results (photo's, contact names and details) on wheat, pasture, gardens and various plants such as Camelia sinensis, Ranunculus asiaticus, Solanum rantonneti, Olea europaea and Wisteria sinensis. Click here for… (currently under development) Sections 7.0 & 8.0 (are currently under development) Click here for links to general topics, such as : Learning about BRIX : Dissolved solids in plant sap. Sourcing cheap, quality Refractometers. Learning of the true value of a comprehensive range of trace elements. A fuller discussion of some of the roles of the wide range of trace elements contained in HIBRIXTM Learning of enzymatically improving infant nutrition in developing countries : other nutritional aspects of food which can be applied to alleviate 3rd world malnutrition. Learning how to make cheap pH strips from Red Cabbage, and interpret their results. Two recommended on Sustainable Agriculture. Why avoid maize, lettuce, corn oil and canola oil - and how. What about all the farmers who do not rely on naturally achieved crop vitality but need to contaminate our food to keep farming ? Do some foodstuffs present particularly high risks and are they easily surmounted? Solutions to food shortages, El Nino, global warming, and salinisation
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May this product bless you with improved yields and improved crop quality.
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