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Recharges
dynamic biological equilibrium in the soil.
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Improves
soil properties - loosens clay soils / aggregates sandy soils.
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Improves
soil Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) - holds onto nutrients.
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Improves
growth and activity of beneficial soil microbiology.
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Improves
air exchange (aeration) and soil drainage in compacted soils.
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Effectively
slows release of plant nutrients, especially nitrogen.
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Increases
Phosphorous availability, especially in clay soils.
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Detoxifies
soil pollutants - neutralizes "Black Layer" problems.
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Increases
plant sugar content (Brix) for improved stress resistance.
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Improves
water-holding capacity for better soil retention and increased drought
tolerance.
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Accelerates
cell division for healthier plan growth / improved rootmass.
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Stimlates
plant metabolism and increases vitamin content of plant.
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Increases
protein levels in plants and acts as organic catalyst.
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Increases
plant regulators - auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, calines, etc.
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Increases
seed germination capacity and seedling vigor and viability.
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Stimulates
respiration and the hormonal and enzyme systems.
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Improves
color - deeper, darker greens in conjunction with Nitrogen.
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Improves
soil warming - earlier spring green-up, better color into winter.
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Source
of over 70 micro-nutrients.
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Chelation
of trace elements for better nutrition, especially iron, helping
with the prevention / correction of chlorosis.
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Increases
permeability of plant membranes, promotes nutrient uptake.
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"New"
soil formation - decomposition of rock, mineral, and organic matter.
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pH
buffering and accelerating Calcium Carbonate (Lime) Breakdown.
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Stimulates
the increase and elongation of fibrous roots.