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Sea Kelp
The
ocean receives all the runoff from the entire earth, it
contains all known minerals, trace elements and vitamins.
In a chelated form ( water soluble) these nutrients are
absorbed by the sea kelp. This primal supermarket supplies
a more complete diet for sea plants than any nutrient rich
soil or that fertilizer provides for land plants.
Sea Kelp
contains more than seventy micronutrients, macronutrients,
several plant hormones and a fair amount of nitrogen and
potash, but very little phosphorus and all are chelated.
Seaweed also contains antibiotics including bromphenols,
tanning, phloroblucinol and terpenoids
The many
naturally occurring hormones and plant growth regulators,
cytokinins, gibberellins, and indoles regulates plant
growth, which enables cells to differentiate into various
plant organs, stimulate chloroplast formation and helps
retard senescence (aging). Cytokinins have a direct
bearing and accelerates the admission of nutrient
elements, nitrates, phosphorus, potassium and calcium into
plants. Cytokinins may also enhance photosynthesis, and
subsequently the photosynthate (sugar) levels in the tree,
which ultimately improves root growth. The auxins promote
protein synthesis and cell division. A cheleating compound
known as mannitol, which chelates micronutrients into
forms that are ready available for plant use. The
antitoxins fend off bacteria, fungi and insects.
Propiconazole (Banner) and Triadimefio (Bayleton),
researchers learned in 1972 that some systemic fungicides
such as triazoles, have cytokinin-like-biostimulant-and
growth regulator properties, that are antagonistic to
bacteria, fungi and insects.
Alamo
has the exact same active ingrediants as Banner which is
14.3 % propiconazole and both products are manufactured by
Norvartis.
Foliar
application envokes an immediate response for trees in
trouble with nutrient deficiencies, environmental stress
conditions such as drought, temperature and diseases. The
prime reason for using seaweed is to activate the soil
microorganisms and the metabolic processes of the trees to
overcome stress problems and evidence has shown that trees
have an increase resistance to fungal diseases, overcome
nutrient deficiencies and have greater ability to live
through environmental stress periods. When cytokinins are
applied to leaves, these leaves remain greener longer due
to a slower rate of degradative processes and syntheses
are stimulated. In other words, the treated leaves are
rejuvenated and manufacture food for a longer period.
Typically, the best response from foliar application of
seaweed extracts occurs when the trees are under stress
from a variety of causes.
"Call
us not weeds, we are flowers of the sea."
E.L.Aveline, from the Mother’s Fables |
