Soil health is fundamental to natural and agricultural ecosystems. Soils not only impact the agricultural productivity, but also play an important role in the management of global climate through emissions of greenhouse gases and regulation of air and water quality. Soil interacts closely with air, water and crops and reduces the variabilities in the environment. Soil also mediates ecological processes that govern the quality of water and air.

However, these functions are impaired by loss of soil productivity resulting from soil degradation that is caused by excess use of chemical inputs, reduction in organic carbon and dropping water table levels.

Such gradual destruction of natural soil ecosystems has raised serious questions on the ability of contemporary agricultural practices to sustain yields as well as the quality of soil, water and air.

Chemical fertilizers only add nutrients; most of which become plant unavailable. On the other hand, soil amendments enhance soil quality and activity by making nutrients available naturally through an active soil biology whilst improving soil structure and thereby its water holding and drainage capacity.

BIO FARMING WITH SOIL AMENDING BIOFERTILIZER

Zydex has developed a next generation soil conditioner based biofertilizer that improves the physical and biological properties of the soil to maximize crop productivity. The water soluble, soil amending technology, improves soil porosity and water holding capacity, thereby promoting the proliferation of natural biodiversity in the soil. The unique soil amending biofertilizer boosts nutrient uptake and crop growth, resulting in a robust soil ecology, improved crop output and reduced chemical input. Improved soil porosity helps in the formation of a larger root zone, which is further extended by the mycorrhiza hyphae network. This ensures high water and nutrient uptake capacity of the plant. Farmers can now reduce water consumption by 20-40% and chemical nutrient usage up to 50%.

HOW ZYTONIC’S WATER SOLUBLE SOIL AMENDING TECHNOLOGY WORKS

• Soft & porous soils ensure higher germination and plant survival. Generally, 15-20% higher plant population per acre, automatically leads to a 15-20% yield increase, proportionally. A larger root zone with an extended mycorrhiza hyphae network ensures each plant has a thicker stem, denser canopy and increased flowering & fruiting by 10 to 20%. Both these parameters combined can result in a yield increase of up to 25-40%.
• Zytonic-M soil amendment biofertilizer ensures a large & biologically active root zone thereby improving the crop’s resistance to pest and fungal attack, leading to a reduction in the number of pesticide spray cycles.
• The Zytonic-M treated plants have darker green foliage for enhanced photosynthetic activity to produce higher sugar and carbohydrate content. The excess liquid carbon is pushed out as root exudates to feed the enhanced soil biology. This also further improves the organic content, and soil health.
• Zytonic-M soil amendment biofertilizer ensures porous soils to hold moisture in drought like conditions but at the same time allows excess rains to percolate easily without flooding. This ensures crop survival and growth under adverse weather conditions. This also ensures rainwater harvesting.
• A large and active root zone and optimum water uptake ensures higher nutrient density in the produce. Thus flavor, taste and shelf life of the agricultural produce is substantially improved, giving farmers a higher price realization.

The water soluble Zytonic Technology introduced by Zydex ensures sustainability in farming by reducing water usage, increased water percolation and reduction in chemical inputs which leads to nutritious, safe and plenty food for all.

The water levels in most of the fields have gone down substantially in the last 30-50 years. Every year, receiving 101.6 cms of rain means getting 0.45 centimeter of water per acre in our fields. Typically, due to soil hardness and compaction by the time the third rain comes the water along with soil organic carbon and nutrients like NPK starts flowing out of our fields to surrounding lakes and rivers. On an average, around 0.15 centimeter of water, i.e. one third part of the 0.45 centimeter water evaporates in a year.

Zytonic M when applied in full dose makes the soil soft and porous and keeps it that way throughout the season. The use of Zytonic M ensures that no matter whatever kind of rainfall is received, whether heavy or light, every drop of rain gets absorbed in the fields due to improved infiltration capacity.

One flood irrigation cycle requires approximately 100,00 litres of water per acre. Zytonic M has a very unique water holding capacity. With full dose of Zytonic M the irrigation cycle can be extended from 15 days to 25 days. Hence a farmer would not need more than maximum
10-12 cycles throughout the year.

So in conclusion, a full does of Zytonic M ensures soft and porous soil structure, high infiltration capacity and 0.18-0.2 centimeter water recharge every year, for sustainable agriculture.

Our planet today is facing multiple challenges with soil fertility, dropping water table, reduction in organic carbon and excess use of chemical inputs leading to agri related pollution issues.

To address these issues, Zydex has developed the Zytonic Soil amendment technology inoculated with mycorrhiza. It addresses all the aspects physical, biological and chemical properties of farm soils.

Physical: Zytonic-M is a biodegradable biology boosting technology. It makes soils soft and reduces crusting, thereby improving germination. Zytonic also makes soil porous and enhances soil water holding capacity and aeration leading to a larger and denser root zone to improve plant survival rates even under adverse conditions.

Biological: Porous soils improve gas exchange, which helps in boosting the population and activity of beneficial bacteria, fungi, protozoa and nematodes. The mycorrhiza inoculum in Zytonic-M helps to further extend the root zone and enhances nutrient and water absorption. This leads to 20-40% water savings and 25-50% chemical fertilizer savings from the first application itself.

A large root zone and active biology further improves plant resistance to pest and fungal attack leading to healthy, disease resilient crops.

Chemical: Zytonic-M improves the soil Cation & Anion exchange capacity thereby improving crop nutrient uptake efficiency. This results in darker green foliage indicating higher chlorophyll content and enhanced rate of photosynthesis with adequate sugar and carbohydrate production. The excess liquid carbon feeds the enhanced soil biology and improves the soil organic content.

Zytonic-M when applied through irrigation shows an impact within 4-6 days in the form of improved greenery and vigour just like chemical fertilizers.

Zytonic-M treated fields have consistently produced 15-50% higher yields with improved quality of farm produce. Chemical fertilizer savings of up to 50% and water savings of 20-40% are added benefits.

Zytonic-M ensures porous soils to hold moisture in drought like conditions but at the same time allows excess rains to percolate easily without flooding. This improves crop survival and growth under adverse weather conditions. This also ensures rainwater harvesting.

We at Zydex believe that this technology has the potential to change the way agriculture is done on a global scale. As an organization our vision with this technology is to empower farmers and enable profitable & sustainable farming for nutritious, safe and affordable food for all.

How to use Zytonic-M:

Dissolve Zytonic-M powder in water, in the proportion of 1 is to 100 and apply through Irrigation.
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Broadcast Zytonic-M powder prior to Irrigation/Rainfall. In case of basal application prior to sowing, broadcast ZM powder in the open field and rotovate to mix it in the top 6-9 inches of soil.