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Hydroponics nutrient solution (organic) contain the nutrient requirements for plants grown in a hydroponics system.
However growers worldwide, determined to further the field, are continually developing new additives to nutrient solutions (organic) in order to enhance plant growth. These materials, when added to nutrient solution, act as catalysts and accelerate biological processes within the plant at each stage of its growth cycle.
In this section we explore some of the more popular growth enhancers on the market which also known as nutrient boosters and stimulators.
A Word of Warning: products should be used with caution when applying them to your crop. It is best to test out a growth enhancer on a small section of your crop first to see how the plant reacts to it. If after a few days the treated plants suffer no ill effects (or they positively bloom!), go on and treat the rest of your crop.
- Nitrozyme
Nitrozyme is a plant extract derived from the plant Ascophyllum Nodosum and is found in the Northern Atlantic Ocean and the Norwegian Sea. A hardy plant, it grows on rocks in sea water, as cold as -20°C during the winter and as warm as 32°C during the summer. This temperature extreme helps explain the abundance of certain hormones in its plant extract.
Nitrozyme contains growth hormones including cytokinins, auxins, enzymes, ethylenes and many micro-nutrients. Of particular interest are the cytokinins. As a plant goes through its growth cycle, it is subjected to stress which leads to reduced levels of cytokinin being produced. If this reduction occurs at certain key stages of growth such as the tillering stage, yields can be affected. Adding extra hormones available to the plant at each growth stage can influence the crops final yield. However, timing of the application is essential. If you apply a hormone to a plant, the result will be stimulated growth of the type which the plant is currently undergoing. If the plant is forming roots, more root growth can occur. If tillering is underway, more tillers will be formed. If stem growth is in progress that is what will occur.
However Nitrozyme should not be sprayed onto a plant in flowering stage.
Nitrozyme is non toxic with no environmental hazards; sold commercially it is a natural, quality controlled product. - Hygrozyme
Hygrozyme is a culture of pure enzymes, developed specifically for horticultural applications. It is derived entirely from Natural ingredients that are induced by fermentation processes to produce bacteria free enzymes and complex chains of amino acids. Enzymes have a proven role in the root zone and can greatly enhance plant performance by eliminating harmful organisms and creating a healthy environment for roots to perform their functions. The bio-fermentation process used to produce Hygrozyme is unique and exclusive to Sipco
Hygrozyme is the result of ten years research and development by leading enzyme company Sipco Bio Engineering of Canada. This company has a long history of excellence in the field of enzymatic formulations for various applications – Waste water treatment, pharmaceutical and medical technology and, of course, horticultural products.
Hygrozyme was developed and field-tested with the help of hydroponic growers, farmers and industry professionals – including members of various growers’ co-operatives in California and Canada. HYGROZYME may well be "the greatest breakthrough in Horticulture in the last decade."
Other enzyme products are contaminated by the leftover bacteria from the fermentation process and can rapidly spoil and lose their efficiency – however Hygrozyme is unique in that all bacteria are eliminated from the liquid, by a special process, before it is bottled.
Hygrozyme has an almost unlimited shelf like and retains its efficacy until it is used by the grower. It offers all the benefits of cultured enzymes in one powerful and stable solution.
- SuperThrive
Consisting of 50 bio-usable vitamins and hormones SuperThrive is a product designed for improving all aspects of plant growth. SuperThrive is ideal for use on cuttings and seedlings (to help resist stress), young plants (to improve root, stem and leaf development), flowering plants (to induce flowering and improve yields) and is extremely good in sick and stressed plants (relieves stress). SuperThrive is the number one growth enhancer in the USA and comes with a warranty.
There are many more growth enhancers available on our shopping cart each designed for specific growing conditions or plants.
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