As farmers, producers, landscapers, and growers.....

We spend a great deal of time and money managing the chemical and physical sides of fertility through fertilization and tillage. For the most part, however, the biological side of fertility often goes overlooked and seldom gets addressed. The health and productivity of our soils suffer as a result, but the spotlight in the landscape and acrigulture arenas has come full circle; and soil biology is again at the forefront of production discussions.

Soil fertility at the biological level… a new frontier in maximizing crop production.  Often overlooked, and taken for granted, soil biology is necessary to make nutrients available to crops. 

Every nutrient has to go through an enzymatic process to be available for uptake by the plant.  For example, Nitrogen, with few exceptions must be in the form of NO3 (Nitrate) to be utilized by plant tissue.  Unfortunately, whether it’s organic Nitrogen or a synthetic source, it is usually not in Nitrate form.  So at the root zone, a
synergistic relationship occurs… roots exudate a food source for the biome (a carbon usually in the form of a sugar) and in exchange the biome will either oxidize or reduce Nitrogen into Nitrate, allowing the plant to utilize the nutrient. 

Low organic matter soils have repeatedly shown to be deficient in microbial populations and diversity which can “tie up” nutrients; making them unavailable to the plant.  In addition, high organic matter soils can have such high cation exchange capacity that nutrients can be ‘tied up’ as well.  See the trend?  Increased diversity of the biome can improve nutrient uptake efficiency and increase crop productivity.  As fertilizer inputs continue to increase in cost, its vital to make every nutrient count.

CXI microbial products will help you, the grower, take your soil fertility program to the next level.  If ‘adding’ more nutrients is not adding more pounds or dollars to your bottom line, then consider charging your soil with an army of earth changers.