Basfoliar Kelp O SL (Compo Expert)

Product Details

Basfoliar Kelp O SL is a natural and organic sea plant based extractant of Kelp family (Ecklonia maxima). The superiority of this product has been witnessed by having phenomenal impact on breaking seed dormancy, root growth and development, ample root hair formation, leaf laminar size increase, enhanced photosynthetic efficiency, optimum flower/fruit setting, increased fruit size and colour development, higher brix value and vitamins content and better keeping quality.

Why Ecklonia maxima?

Ecklonia maxima, or sea bamboo, is found only at the southern tip of SA and nowhere else in the world. Due to strong nutrient rich Benguella currents along the SA coastline it grows in very turbulent waters and to survive it must grow very fast to get to the surface to reach the sun. Sea bamboo can grow up to 60-90 ft. tall and can grow up to 30 cm a day. Due to this unique survival mechanism, this type of kelp has the highest concentration of powerful growth promoter hormones, which is the secret ingredient that makes it such a powerful biostimulant.

Harvesting & Extraction Process

Kelp is hand harvested in strips ensuring the uniform size and edge of the raw materials. The harvested kelp is immediately transferred to the production site for further processing. Extraction from kelp is being done by using a cutting edge technology known as “Cold Micronisation Process (CMP)”. It’s a completely unique mechanism, to rupture the cells by avoiding any kind of synthetic, chemicals or heating process, resulting in obtaining a strong yet eco-friendly,organic biostimulant.

Standardisation of Basfoliar Kelp O SL

Basfoliar Kelp O Sl is standardised to a optimum concentration and ratio of active ingredients i.e. Auxin and cytokinin to 300:1. A constant level of 11 ppm of auxin with 75micro gm. of free Auxin (IAA/lt.) and rest in bound form is maintained which ensures miraculous effect on various physiological processes ongoing in the plant system. Precise analysis of the Auxin is being done by a very sophisticated instrument named GC-MS (Gas chromatography-Mass Spectrometry) and biological validation is being done on Mungbean assay.

Active ingredients

It contains 11.0 ppm. of natural auxin (IAA) with optimum concentration of cytokinin for enhanced growth and development of plant’s root and shoots respectively. It helps in enhanced of organoleptic qualities of fruits,vegetables and cereals.Apart from these it also contains alginate, betaine, sterols, other polysaccharides and traces of amino acids for overall growth, development and plant resistance.

Mode of action

When applied to the plants, the exogenous auxin content of Basfoliar Kelp O SL travels towards the root system and helps in profused root growth and development, for better nutrient uptake, whereas strong root system helps in increased cytokinin synthesis which travels from root to shoot for better shoot development.

Role of Basfoliar Kelp O SL

• vigrous root growth and profused root hairs for better crop establishment and nutrient uptake from soil respectively.
• foliage (leaf) growth for better photosynthesis in vegetative stage
• flower setting and development
• fertilisation through pollen tube elongation for better fruit setting and development
• increasing the size of the fruit & reduces leaf and fruit drop
• improving organoleptic qualities of fruits and vegetables as colour, flavour, texture and keeping quality

Benefits of kelp seaweed extract

• A unique ratio of the natural phyto-hormones auxin and cytokinin to enhance root development.
• The extraction process ensures full efficiency of the natural ingredients from the seaweed extract (Ecklonia maxima).
• Improvement of plant growth and stress resistance (e.g. diseases, drought and salinity).
• Higher yield and quality from boosted crop growth
  Special features : Basfoliar Kelp O SL is an organic product with Ecocert certification and highly recommended for organic farming also.

Recommendation for application

• Foliar application : 2.5-3.0 ml/lt
• Fertigation : 500-1000 ml/acre
• Drenching and root/fruit dipping : 10 ml/lt

Physical properties :

• Colour                            Yellowish
• pH (1:10 in water)          4.6
• Physical appearance    Liquid