1. AGRICULTURE BRACKISH WATER IRRIGATION ACTION with HOMEODYNAMIC PREPARATION “A 04 – ANTI-BRACKISH’” SALAD CROPS IN GREENHOUSE EUREKA Research and Global Solutions

2. EFFECTS of SALINITY EXCESS on IRRIGATION WATER: SOIL: Decrease in fertility Soil destructuration PLANTS: Osmotic/toxic/nutritional stress Reduced root development Reduced growth (leaf, flower, fruit) Increased fibrousness Reduced food shelf life EUREKA

3. SALINITY EXCESS in IRRIGATION WATER: EFFECTS ON PRODUCTION (bibliography) EUREKA Institute 0 60 120 180 240 300 360 Sodium Ions content per liter Relative production (%)

4. PROBLEMATIC SITUTATION SALADS grown in Greenhouse WELL WATER with HIGH SODIUM CONTENT: NOT SUITABLE FOR AGRICOLTURAL USE (conductometric method of analysis) SODIUM0,130 grams/liter CHLORINE0,191 grams/liter EUREKA

5. INTERVENTION: Homeodynamic Product A04 – ANTI BRACKISH Dosage in irrigation water 30 ml/m 3 Interaction time: 2 hours Duration of cultivation and irrigation: 17 months EUREKA

6. TOTAL INTAKE in 17 MONTHS IRRIGATION WITH BRACKISH WATER AND A04-ANTI BRACKISH: BRACKISH WATER ( 500 liters/m 2 /year) corresponding to: 708 liters/m 2 within 17 months SODIUM 92 gms/m 2 (abt. 100 mgs/Kg) CLORINE 135 gms/m 2 (abt. 150 mgs/Kg) EUREKA

7. TOPSOIL : SODIUM38 mgs/Kg (normal values) CHLORINE50 mgs/Kg (non-toxic values) DEEP SOIL LAYER : SODIUM 28 mgs/Kg (normal values) CHLORINE 50 mgs/Kg (non-toxic values) SOIL ANALYSYS after 17 MONTHS IRRIGATING WITH BRACKISH WATER AND A04 ANTIBRACKISH: EUREKA

8. SOIL ANALYSIS after 17 MONTHS IRRIGATION WITH BRACKISH WATER AND A04-ANTI BRACKISH SODIUM EUREKA SODIUM : - 70% Compared to the actual amount brought by irrigation (mg/Kg) DETECTEDINTRODUCED

9. ANALYSIS of SOIL after 17 Months IRRIGATION WITH BRACKISH WATER AND A04 ANTI BRACKISH CHLORINE CHLORINE : - 70% Compared to the actual amount brought by irrigation EUREKA (mg/Kg) INTRODUCEDDETECTED

10. EUREKA SOIL ANALYSIS: + 15% HUMUS INCREASE IN 17 MONTHS IRRIGATING WITH BRACKISH WATER AND A04 ANTI BRACKISH HUMUS CONTENT ROSE from 1,9 grams/100 grams to 2,2 grams/100 grams AN INCREASE OF 0,3 grams/100 grams

11. HUMUS EARTH: +15 % EUREKA SOIL ANALYSIS in 17 MONTHS IRRIGATION with BRACKISH WATER AND A04 ANTI BRACKISH HUMUS EARTH START AFTER 17 MONTHS

12. SOIL ANALYSIS after 17 MONTHS IRRIGATION with BRACKISH WATER and A04 ANTI BRACKISH : YIELD GREENHOUSE SALAD CROPS: 15.000 Kg in 5.300 m 2 28.300 Kg/HA EUREKA

13. Homeodynamic product A04 ANTI BRACKISH CONCLUSIONS WATER: 70% REDUCTION in SODIUM and CHLORINE ions SOIL: 15% HUMUS EARTH ENHANCING PLANT: Adaptation to brackish conditions Increase of growth and productivity EUREKA

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