ORGANIC CLUSTER -
INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
SOIL ENGINEERING
Soil engineering is an innovative trend in environmental engineering, soil science and farming, which aims to scientifically design and create, through use of technical means, natural and synthetic materials within the soil strata, a system of working layers (horizons), communications, barriers and other structural elements aimed at optimizing soil properties, regimes and ecological functions in the anthropogenic landscapes.
It is important to focus on this sphere today in view of the increasing anthropogenic degradation of soil resources, as well as to draw attention to the fact that the word "farming" can be interpreted not only as work on the land, but also as "making" the land (soil) itself, without which neither agriculture nor urban economy can do without. In the course of time, technologies of land reproduction and soil optimization have been enriched with scientific and engineering knowledge, as well as the use of mechanized labour instead of manual labour and a variety of materials, including synthetic ones.
The practical developments of our company allow to solve the following problems:
- restoration of natural land fertility;
- remediation of damaged soils as a result of man-made factors and disasters;
- liquidation of consequences of uncontrolled application of chemical fertilizers and preparations;
- recycling and utilisation of municipal waste (land reclamation fields, wastewater etc.), processing of animal and plant waste (manure, dung, sanitary cuttings, plant waste).
The results of comparative field tests and experiments carried out in the Chernobyl NPP Exclusion Zone, Arabian Desert, Vietnamese jungle show the high efficiency of the Soil Engineering technology, which allows to block the influence of radionuclides, salts of heavy metals, fungal parasites in the course of cultivation of ecologically clean agricultural produce.
SOIL ENGINEERING COMPONENTS
SAPROPEL
It ensures the growth of strong shoots and root system, reduces stress during transplanting and ensures high yields of flowers and fruits.
It provides a matrix for beneficial micro-organisms, such as the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Azotobacter and other soil-friendly micro-organisms. It is an ideal binding component for soil mixtures with all types of compost and digestate.
It increases plant tolerance to soil salinity by allowing plants to absorb more calcium and thus preserve their cell membrane from salt damage.
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.
Leonardite can be used as a loose additive in soil mixes, or added to the composition in the manufacture of 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.
ZEOLITE
Zeolite is an aqueous calcium and sodium aluminosilicate from the subclass of framework silicates, with a glassy or pearlescent sheen, known for its ability to give and re-absorb water depending on temperature and humidity. Another important property of zeolite is its capacity for ionic exchange - it is able to selectively release and re-absorb various substances, as well as to exchange cations.
GLAUCONITE
Glauconite, or Green Sand, thanks to its sorption properties, can completely change the way any agricultural product is grown.
Glauconite's ability to absorb toxic compounds (including long-lived radioisotopes) and provide soil with useful trace elements is widely used around the world to reclaim depleted lands. It is used as the basis in eco-additives for livestock and poultry farming, beekeeping and fish farming.