TIMAC AGRO technologies can help decrease salinization while using fertirigation.
Soil salinization is a key issue : it is the process where water-soluble salts accumulate in the soil. This issue impacts crop production globally, affecting 20% of cultivated land. Of this, 33% is irrigated and considered salt-affected and degraded.
Soil salinity can be caused by natural causes like mineral weathering but also by human activities like intensive farming. Excessive irrigation can cause more soil salinity.
Soil Salinity can have negative impact on Agriculture.
Excessive soil salinity reduces crop productivity, undermines agricultural sustainability. This problem is particularly severe in arid and semi-arid regions worldwide.
How can we limit Soil Salinization ?
- Fertigation Practices: Selecting specific fertilizers and controlling their amounts can limit this issue, while using fertilizers in irrigation (fertigation) can contribute to salinization.
- Use of Organic and Salicylic Acids: Research indicates that applying organic acids (such as humic, fulvic, carboxylic, and maleic acids) and salicylic acid can promote plant growth under salt stress conditions.
TIMAC AGRO’s technologies can help decrease salination while using fertirigation. Different TIMAC AGRO technologies have impacts : technology K-UP helps decrease soil salination by 89%. K-UP is a technology for potash fertilizers that reduces the saline effect of potash, as well as washout issues in soil.
KSC water-soluble fertilizers range for fertigation is composed of the Phyt-Actyl technology. This technology is an organic complex composed by seaweed extract, that acts as a phytoregulator precursor. Other component as pH-EC regulator are helping maintaining perfect pH and EC in water solution. Fertilizers used in fertigation are salts and therefore induce conductivity. Thanks to high quality raw materials and organic compounds in the KSC range, it helps in decreasing risk of water solution salination in soils.
By understanding and addressing the causes of soil salinization, TIMAC AGRO helps avoiding more salination in soil water. We also help improve crop productivity and ensure agricultural sustainability. Implementing better irrigation practices and using the right supplements can help combat the growing salinity of soil water.
