Month: February 2016

Chelation and Soil Management

Plants would die if they could not use the chelation principle. The term chelate was first   applied in 1920 by Sir Gilbert Morgan and H.D. Drew who stated: “The adjective chelate, is suggested for the caliper like groups which function as two associating units and fasten to the central atom so as to produce heterocyclic […]

Soil Management: Cytokinins, Ethylene and Abscisic Acid

Cytokinins, synthesized from adenosine monophosphate  and mevalonic acid; are found in root tips and developing seeds and are transported within the plant via the xylem. Binding proteins have been identified in ribosomes, the cytosol and the nucleus. Cytokinins are potent growth factors necessary for cell growth and differentiation. They inhibit the breakdown of proteins and […]