ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1014: Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators Society - 2012
EFFECTS ON GROWTH OF PLANTS BY THE SOIL CONDITIONER FFC-ACE© |
| Authors: | K. Ichikawa, T. Fujimori |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1014.101 |
| Abstract:
Since 1984, Akatsuka Garden Company has continued research on various solutions to not only accelerate plant growth, but also activate physiological functions of plants. We focused our attention on the behavior of certain ions, especially iron ion in water or interactions of water molecules with them. Based on this research, we have developed FFC materials such as FFC-Ceramics (a water improvement device), FFC-Ace (a soil conditioner), and FFC-Pico Power (a liquid plant energizer). In addition, many agricultural producers in Japan have been utilizing FFC materials to rejuvenate plants and increase profits. Those producers have also explored many other original methods for using FFC materials, and consequently found good ways to fit them into their actual production sites. As a result, they obtained many advantages over years of use, for instance, productivity enhancement, cost reduction, decreased amount of agricultural chemicals required, and so on. In addition to that, it is reported that FFC-Ace enhances the growth of plants under laboratory conditions, improves disease resistance, and drought and salt stress tolerance of plants (Fujita et al., 2010; Hasegawa et al., 2006; Konkol et al., 2012; Shiraishi et al., 2010; Toyoda et al., 2010). In this paper, we will report the effects of FFC-Ace on plant growth, acid tolerance of plants, and growth of soil microbes under laboratory and/or field conditions. | |
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