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INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
LEONARDITE
Leonardite is a naturally oxidised lignite, formed as a result of long-term weathering. It is a soft shiny waxy mineraloid of black or brown colour. It is a natural mineral complex of phenolic hydrocarbons. The name is used to refer to the oxidation products of lignite with a high content of humic acids. Leonardite was formed through a process of humification/humificating (animal and plant remains decomposed by microorganisms and abiotic environmental factors) over millions of years.
Leonardite can be used as a loose additive in soil mixes, or added to the composition when making pellets. But it is much more effective to use its useful properties in the production of liquid fertilizers - humates. Potassium humate is used at all stages of growth and development of plants in order to strengthen their root system, increase immunity and improve yields. The humates improve the chemical and physical properties of the soil and reduce the content of heavy metal salts and pesticides.
Potassium humate is based on high-quality leonardite, which contains valuable humic substances: a mixture of high-molecular organic compounds that have been created in a centuries-long process of decomposition of plant and animal residues and their further humification.
Humic and fulvic acids represent the final stage of the decomposition of plant and animal matter components. These acids are a complex of molecules that exist in their natural form in soils, peats, oceans and freshwater, but are most concentrated in the leonardite.