HOW DOES BIOSUBSTANCE® ENHANCE SOILS AND HORTICULTURES
Most important characteristic of Biosubstance® is its inability to hold water. It can absorb water almost equal to its own weight.
The special formula of Biosubstance® has an affect similar to antifreeze in cars and protects all the seeds, seedlings and roots in cultures grown in soil or without soil, against frost (this property does not exist in perlite products).
It is possible to cover the top of soil up to 5 cm using special Biosubstance® products without even needing mix them. This in turn helps to save from irrigation up to 50% depending on the climatic and regional conditions and this reduction in water consumption can even increase up to 70% in very dry regions (the test we have conducted is with flower pots).
Various Biosubstance® types, mixed with the soil of the related media provides the most ideal soil ratio (25% water, 25% air, 44% solid matter, 6% organic matter).
Usually clayey soils are kept at the ideal soil ratio by ploughing it with tractor. On the other hand, soils mixed with Biosubstance® may not even require ploughing of the soil. This property always protects the plants against water stress.
Water absorbed by Biosubstance® vaporizes very slowly.
Depending on the percentage of the Biosubstance® applied to an area, saving is possible from cost of water consumed, amount depending on the climate and dry weather conditions.
Biosubstance® increases infiltration and reduces evaporation of water, providing economy in irrigation.
Certain Biosubstance® products, which has gone under a stabilization treatment, do not contain seeds of foreign weeds or diseases.
Since certain undesired soluble ions are at negligible levels, the product will not cause any problem in terms of salinity and alkaline nature.
Enables health circulation of soil gases generated through metabolism of plants.
Since most of the Biosubstance® products are neutral in structure (pH= 6.0-7.0), due to their low chemical buffering characteristics, they regulate the pH of the medium readily. However, it is also possible to produce special media for plants with low pH, when requested.
It has low heat conductivity, thus minimizes the damage to the plants caused by daily temperature variations.
In agriculture without soil, since its structure does not change upon sterilization, it is possible to use the product for a period of five sequential years. It enabled to harvest plant products earlier than usual. Also prevents damages and losses in roots of seedlings.
Porosity is over 70% in most of our products.
In the Biosubstance® products we have developed, even if the product is fully saturated with water, it still contains air, which prevents air deficiency.
The roots of the plant migrate into the pores of Biosubstance® and thus consumes the nutrients and water absorbed in Biosubstance®, at a slow rate.
Finally Biosubstance® do not emit nutrients to the environment and thus do not pollute underground waters with these nutrients.
When compared to other media regulating substances, Biosubstance® is a more lasting product that can remain in the soil for a period of at least 5 years even in areas with high level of tractor activity. On the other hand, since perlite is fractured easily, it may require to be replaced every year.
Most of the products used in producing Biosubstance® are 100% natural.