Humic Acid

Application of humic acids has several benefits and agriculturists all over the world are accepting humic acids as an integral part of their fertilizer program. Biochemical active and plant responsive humic substance are naturally occurring humic acids. They can be applied directly to the plant foliage in liquid form or to the soil in the form of granules alone or as fertilizer mix. Benefits of Proper Application of Humic Acid are: * Increased soil fertility * Increased humus contents * Effectively chelates metals * Enhance soil phosphate availability * Breaks up unproductive clay soils and turns into profitable soils * Increase soil microorganism s metabolic activity * Stimulates the respiration rates * Increase root and top growth on a fresh and dry weight basis * Enhance plant root uptake of P, K, Fe, Cu, Zn and Ca. Humic Acid as such is not water soluble, but it s salts such as Potassium Humate, Ammonium Humate are water soluble, hence converted and used in formulations (EC.), Liquid formulations 12% is most popular as it is used for soil application are incorporated in drip irrigation or foliar application. Humic Acid is mainly applied to root zone in soil. In order to obtain best results mix humic acid in 1000-2000 liters of water and distribute over 1 acre.