NATURAL VOLCANIC TRACE MINERALS
AZOMITE® is a broad spectrum natural mineral product mined from a unique deposit in Utah, USA. The combination and quality of crystalline minerals found in AZOMITE® are distinct from any other mineral deposit in the world.
AZOMITE® is used internationally as an OMRI approved nutrient additive and organic fertilizer for gardens available in more than 50 countries throughout the world. i-Cultiver has researched AZOMITE® for years, and we are excited to showcase our results.
THESE GREENHOUSE TRIALS ARE HEADED BY DR. RAJNISH KHANNA, AND PEER REVIEWED BY THE TOP RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES
GREENHOUSE CROPS
FIELD CROPS
DEFORESTATION
ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
LIVESTOCK FEED
INCREASED CROP YIELDS AND PROFITS
IMPROVED VISUAL CROP QUALITY
IMPROVED SOIL STRUCTURE AND INFILTRATION
REDUCE FERTILIZER NITROGEN INPUTS
DAIKON
SPINACH
CARROTS
AZOMITE + PHYLLOSTART SHOWN TO INCREASE TOMATO YIELD BY 30%
2022 trial conducted in Albany, California
The results collectively show that soil application of Azomite and the foliar application of microbes2 on tomato plants acted distinctively to increase tomato production. This exemplifies the plant’s capacity to grow and produce more under various favorable conditions. Plants grow and produce at the same spot, unable to move or create their own environment. Therefore, growers are the stewards of creating the favorable environment to allow the plant to express its productivity. To enable this, we are continuing to uncover the fundamental pathways involved, and we look forward to sharing those with you in the near future.
Study was a collaborative study done with Azomite and Phyllostart, to learn more vist the websites below.
Tomato plants grown in the greenhouse were subjected to six treatments. Seeds were sown in soil (Sunshine mix 1 with E.B. Stone Naturals Chicken Manure (5% wt/wt)).
Azomite Granular (G, 5% wt/wt) was mixed with soil at the time of seed planting, and again at transplanting.
Azomite Ultrafine (U, 1g/plant) was applied starting at week 7. Bacterial community2 isolated from field-grown tomatoes was applied to control (C+B) and G+U treated plants (G+U+B).
All plants received the basic nutrient application (20/20/20) weekly.
All plants were treated and watered equally.
GREENHOUSE LOCATION: Albany, California
TIME FRAME: 60 Days
WATERING: 3x Per Week Watering / Hand Watered
ADDED NUTRIENTS: Standard Fertilizer 20/20/20 (weekly)
TREATMENT DETAILS: Azomite Granular (G, 5% wt/wt) was mixed with soil at the time of seed planting, and again at transplanting. Azomite Ultrafine (U, 1g/plant) was applied starting at week 7. Bacterial community isolated from field-grown tomatoes (Phyllostart) was applied to control (C+B) and G+U treated plants (G+U+B).
EXPERIMENTAL SCHEME
Fig 1. Number and weight of tomatoes produced per plant. The total number (a) and weight (b) of tomatoes produced per plant are plotted. Treatment with Vitazyme increased the number and weight of tomatoes produced per plant. The increase in harvested weight (grams) was significant as determined by p-value (shown). N=8.
Increased tomato fruit production in response to Azomite® volcanic ash fertilizer and foliar inoculations with natural tomato leaf microbes
AZOMITE® volcanic ash fertilizer was tested on greenhouse grown tomatoes in multiple independent trials. In combination with Azomite, we tested treatments with field- plant associated microbes, called PhylloStart (Koskella, B., UC Berkeley). We investigated whether these treatments increase tomato yield and improve fruit nutrient assimilation in greenhouse-grown tomatoes. The work is ongoing, stay tuned for further insights.
2021 STUDY DISCUSSION
The results collectively show that soil application of Azomite and the foliar application of microbes on tomato plants acted distinctively to increase tomato production. This exemplifies the plant’s capacity to grow and produce more under various favorable conditions. Plants grow and produce at the same spot, unable to move or create their own environment. Therefore, growers are the stewards of creating the favorable environment to allow the plant to express its productivity. To enable this, we are continuing to uncover the fundamental pathways involved, and we look forward to sharing those with you in the near future.
Increased tomato fruit production in response to Azomite® volcanic ash fertilizer and foliar inoculations with natural tomato leaf microbes
Rajnish Khanna 1*, Jon E. Ferrel 2, Britt Koskella 3
1 Founder & CEO, i-Cultiver, Inc., Tracy, CA
2 VP, Research & Development, Azomite Mineral Products, Nephi, UT
3 Department of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
*Contact: raj@i-cultiver.com
Dr. Rajnish Khanna
Lead Scientist
i-Cultiver
Dr. Britt Koskella
Department of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
John Ferrel
VP, Research & Development Azomite Mineral Products
FOR ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND TRIAL INFORMATION, CONTACT i-CULTIVER
Dr. Rajnish Khanna
raj@i-cultiver.com
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