HERBAGREEN®
is a mineral Calcite based non toxic
powder which is the latest international
development to boost production and
protect crops from diseases and pests.
It’s benefits,
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Shortening the vegetation period
by up to 30% |
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Increased yield (15% to 50%) in
green houses even much more
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Improved resistance against
diseases |
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Anti-fungal protection |
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Reduction of problems with
undesired insects |
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Significant increase of biomass
(BRIX) in fruits and vegetables |
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Longer storage life of fruits
and vegetables |
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Improved organoleptic qualities
and coloration |
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Better taste |
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Reduction of pesticides and
other plant protection treatment
up by 50% to 70% |
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Healthy seeds for the next crop. |
1) Reasons for the formulation of
HERBAGREEN®
With “HERBAGREEN®” we
successfully changed the way of
traditional farming.
Farmers face many hardships in yield,
pests and diseases due to the high cost
of agricultural inputs.
In order to meet the food requirements
of an ever-increasing population, the
limited land and water resources have to
be optimised, which has resulted in
further use of chemicals, the long term
results of which are disastrous.
Having recognised this and in order to
meet the challenge of increasing crop
yield, while simultaneously reducing the
use of chemicals that scientists, in
Austria, through intensive research,
were able to come up with the wonder
solution –“ HERBAGREEN®”
The farming community will benefit
commercially through the usage of the
environmentally friendly product “HERBAGREEN®”.
The increased use of pesticides,
insecticides and a whole host of other
chemicals have degraded the soil,
waterways and have in fact even degraded
the product.
The knowledge of the benefits of “HERBAGREEN®”
will give one confidence of using this
natural product, which has no harmful
effects either to the farmer or the
environment.
2) What is
HERBAGREEN®
Herbagreen is a natural Foliar
Fertilizer produced in Europe, certified
as an ecological product.
HERBAGREEN®
is a natural mineral product made of
calcite only.
Calcite is a sedimentary rock which
emerges from calcareous seaweed.
The patented Micro Grinding Technology
allows creating Nano particles. So,
HERBAGREEN®
can enter directly into the leave and
start its function immediately.
The raw material of “HERBAGREEN®”
is all natural mineral [volcanic] and is
derived from the mines in Rechnitz in
Austria.
The natural mineral is micronized
calcite [calcium carbonate] into a fine
powder.
No other substances are added to the
final product.
The patent holder and the producer of
this product is Micro Mineral GmbH also
of Rechnitz, Austria.
3) Mode of Action
Photosynthesis is the most important
process-taking place in plants. This
process is triggered by chlorophyll
absorbing light resulting in Carbon
dioxide (CO2) plus water (H2O) being
converted to Carbohydrates and Oxygen
(O2).
The required 0.1% of CO2 for
photosynthesis is taken from the air but
only 0.03 to 0.04% is actual available.
From the diluted HERBAGREEN® taken up by
the plant, now the available CO2
increases to 0.065% resulting in
significantly higher photosynthesis.
4) Advantages of
HERBAGREEN®
HERBAGREEN® increases the Harvest
HERBAGREEN® activates the photosynthesis
of the leaves and reduces the stress of
the plants. Better functioning leaves
stimulate the growth of roots as well as
their function to deliver more nutrients
to the plants.
The results:
- Reducing use of chemical fertilizers (N-P-K) by 30-70%
- Reducing application of pesticides
- Increase of yield with HERBAGREEN® by 15 to 50%
- High quality products (increased BRIX)
- Higher net income for farmers
General Results of HERBAGREEN®”
- Shortening the vegetation period by up to 30%
- Increased yield (15% to 50%) in green houses even much more
- Improved resistance against diseases
- Anti-fungal protection
- Reduction of problems with undesired insects
- Significant increase of biomass (BRIX) in fruits and vegetables
- Longer storage life of fruits and vegetables
- Improved organoleptic qualities and coloration
- Better taste
- Reduction of pesticides and other plant protection treatment up by 50%
to 70%
- Healthy seeds for the next crop.
5) Usage - Other countries
Thailand is the country that has taken
the lead in the promotion of HERBAGREEN®
in the Asian region, where trials, field
tests etc. have been successfully
carried out and the commercial usage of
HERBAGREEN® has commenced since 2009.
Transfertech Company Limited, is the
sole agent for distributing in the Asian
region operating from Thailand.
Transfertech will support our efforts to
promote the product in Sri Lanka through
technical and scientific information.
Photos documentation, reports, data
collection are available for viewing on
(
www.herbagreen.asia/web )
In many countries in Europe and other
parts of the world “HERBAGREEN®” is used
with outstanding results
6) A few references
I - CEREALS: WHEAT and BARLEY
(France)
- Increase of the yield by 20% as a
result of increased photosynthesis (the
culture was of a very dark green colour
& the plants of uniform appearance);
- A strong and upright stem. No signs of
drooping;
- Harvest occurring ten days earlier
than in the area not treated with
HERBAGREEN®.
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On the right side of the
picture is a crop of wheat
next to Bilje in Baranja and
part of the area (8 ha) in
which pepper had been
cultivated for several years
with regular use of
Herbagreen. |
II - SUGAR BEET (Croatia, France)
- Increase in sugar beet yields by 10 to
25%;
- Higher content of sugar by 2 to 3%;
- Significant increase of the resistance
to diseases and, to a certain extent, to
attack by pests;
- The roots of the beets are more
uniform in size and appearance.
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Picture 1 (above) and 2
(below) - The images above
show the experiment usinge
Herbagreen in the fodder
beet culture with different
treatment intensities of
individual lines (from
untreated to treated 2 or 3
times); the treatments were
carried out in 20 days
intervals. |
III - POTATOES (Croatia, France,
Macedonia, Russia)
- Plants of a dark green colour with an
increased number of flowers;
- Increased resistance to diseases;
- Increased vitality of the plant;
- Increased resistance to attack of
potato beetle. In Russia, the beetle did
not appear on the treated plants,
while it completely destroyed untreated plants on the same experimental
plot;
- Increased dry matter content by 15%.
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The picture shows rows of
potatoes in an experimental
field in Cuvasija, on the
farm of the Genani family.
On the left is the row which
was not treated and which
was destroyed by potato
beetle. On the right is the
treated row in which not a
single potato beetle was
found, and we can see that
the potatoes are blooming
and fully developing. |
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Left - column of untreated
potatoes |
Right - column of treated
potatoes |
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IV -
PUMPKIN (Croatia, France)
- More intensive colour of the leaves
and the fruits in plants treated with
Herbagreen;
- More uniform fruits;
- Increase of yields by 30 to 40%,
sometimes much more;
- Increase in revenue up to 30%.
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Of the plants which were
treated with Herbagreen in
June 2007, at the Genadi
farm in the south of
Chuvashiya, the culture of
pumpkins showed extremely
fast and exuberant growth.
The plants developed great
above-ground biomass,
flourished lushly and the
fruits budded earlier,
compared with untreated
plants that we can see on
the left side of the
picture. |
V -
MELON, WATERMELON (France, Croatia,
Macedonia)
- Increased resistance to diseases in
plants treated with Herbagreen;
- Increased yields by 80%;
- Increased weight of individual fruit
even up to 50%;
- Fruits uniform in size, shape and
colour;
- The possibility of prolonged
preservation of the quality of stored
food;
- Ripening earlier up to 15 days or
more;
- Prolonged vegetation and fruit
production for 30 days;
- Significantly improved taste of
fruits.
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watermelon plants growing in
the open, after the ice
rain, which seriously
damaged the plants. The
experiment of spraying with
Herbagreen was made
immediately after the ice
rain, and the damaged plants
received the Herbagreen
treatment for the first
time. Treated plants of
watermelon (right picture)
recovered very quickly and
began to develop
intensively, while the
untreated hardly recovered
and developed only very
slowly. A part of the plants
damaged by ice rain in the
untreated area (left image)
never managed to recover at
all. |
VI -
HERBAGREEN® Rice Lamlukka Thailand
HERBAGREEN®
The attacked areas can be seen as
smaller more greenish in colour.
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These areas were sprayed
again with and recovered. |
7) Current status of ‘Herbagreen” in Sri
Lanka
We have been appointed as sole agent for
the promotion and marketing of
“Herbagreen” in Sri Lanka.
We have had initial discussions with all
the relevant government officials who
have expressed their support for the
product and the next phase, of importing
the necessary quantities for trials to
be undertaken by:
1) Rice Research & Development Institute
2) Horticultural Research & Development Institute
3) Field Crop Research & Development Institute
We are confident that the field tests
that will be carried out by the above
institutes will be successful as it has
been in all other countries that filed
tests have been carried out.
2012 Will be the year of “Herbagreen” in
Sri Lanka.
