Geohumus is a commercial product, made in Germany, which is used for soil improvement. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel It is a countermeasure against soil salination and supports plant growth. A countermeasure is a system (usually for a Military application designed to prevent Sensor -based Weapons from acquiring and/or destroying a target Soil salinity is the salt content in the soil Salt affected soils are caused by excess accumulation of salts typically most pronounced at the soil surface Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The word Geo is a Greek prefix meaning "earth" in the sense of "ground or land". Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly A prefix is a type of Affix attached to a stem which modifies the meaning of that stem Humus is Latin for soil and is often used simply to mean mature compost, or natural compost extracted from a forest or other spontaneous source for use to amend soil. Humus (Origin 1790–1800 Latin: earth ground) is the organic material in Soil lending it a dark brown or black colouration Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Compost (ˈkɒmpɒst or US /ˈkɒmpoʊst/ also known as brown manure is the aerobically decomposed remnants of Organic matter.
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The weakened soil problem
- Often, only a fraction of the water that goes into the soil is actually available for the roots of plants because much of it evaporates or runs off. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. Geohumus seeks to mitigate these hindrances to plant growth, as follows.
- For optimum growth, plants need not only light, warmth and air but also a continuous supply of water and nutrients. Light, or visible light, is Electromagnetic radiation of a Wavelength that is visible to the Human eye (about 400–700 Temperature and layers The temperature of the Earth's atmosphere varies with altitude the mathematical relationship between temperature and altitude varies among five Depending upon soil characteristics and soil use, plants may suffer from a lack of nutrients and/or water. This shortage hinders growth and reduces yields. Plants are particularly susceptible to dehydration, also known as water stress, in arid climates and areas where soil retains little water (for example: sandy soil). Yields can decline under such conditions. A shortage of nutrients and trace elements can also have a negative effect upon plant growth.
- Water-soluble nutrients and trace elements can be quickly washed out of the soil and seep into groundwater and streams. The accumulation of nutrients in rivers, streams and lakes can have a harmful impact on ecological systems, as increased algae growth near the water’s surface prevents life-giving sunlight from penetrating to deeper levels. Algae ( sing. alga are a large and diverse group of simple typically Autotrophic organisms ranging from Unicellular to Multicellular forms
The effect of the countermeasure
- This product is a sponge-like inorganic composite material that acts as a soil enhancer.
- It is intended to improve the continuous supply of water and nutrients on a sustained basis when it is introduced directly to the plant root zone.
- Geohumus combines the water-retention capacity of high-performance polymers (of the type used in baby diapers, for example) with a continuous nutrient supply provided by admixed finely-pulverised volcanic stone-meal, a material known for its fertilising properties. A polymer is a large Molecule ( Macromolecule) composed of repeating Structural units typically connected by Covalent Chemical bonds
- Geohumus swells as it absorbs water and shrinks during dry spells. This process is constantly repeated under natural or agricultural conditions and thus also serves to loosen the soil.
- This product contains additional plant-consumable silicate, which helps plants develop a more robust support structure. For the Artificial intelligence Androids of the 1990s Science fiction series Space Above and Beyond, see Silicate (AI This also increases pest resistance in plants.
- The product has no known negative environmental effects and has been proven in governmental (at the University of Giessen) testing to be effective over an extended period of time. The University of Gießen (German Universität Gießen) is officially called Justus Liebig-Universität Gießen after its most famous member
- Although this product is not a fertiliser, it supports additional fertilisers as a storage medium which releases effective ingredients continuously for use by plants. Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant
Re-application
The manufacturer recommends renewing the product every 3 - 5 years, depending on local conditions.
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