Peptide Biostimulants in Plants: What They Are and What They Actually Do
Peptide biostimulants have gained significant attention in horticulture and hydroponics, with claims ranging from modest growth improvements to dramatic yield ...
Aquaporins and Water Flow Regulation: A Microphysiological View of Plant Water Uptake
Water moves from nutrient solution into plant roots through a process that growers rarely examine at the molecular level. Yet ...
Electrolyte Conductivity vs. Ionic Activity: Why EC Alone Can Mislead Your Nutrient Decisions
Your EC meter is telling you only part of the story. Two nutrient solutions reading identical EC values can produce ...
Foliar Sprays in Hydroponics: What Actually Enters the Plant?
Foliar feeding occupies a paradoxical space in hydroponic cultivation. Growers routinely spray nutrients on leaves expecting rapid correction, yet the ...
Bio-stimulants: Which Pure Compounds Have Reproducible Effects
If you have been exploring ways to improve crop performance in your hydroponic system, you have likely encountered the term ...
Thiamine as a biostimulant in hydroponic and soilless systems
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) is one of those additives that has circulated through the hydroponic community for decades, but the science ...
Exogenous Sugar Applications: A deeper look
The application of external sugars (sucrose, glucose, fructose) to adult plants has generated interest as a potential biostimulant strategy, with ...
Ascorbic Acid as a Biostimulant: Alleviating Stress to Improve Yield and Quality in Hydroponic Systems
The search for sustainable biostimulants to enhance crop productivity has led researchers to investigate ascorbic acid (vitamin C) as a ...
Organic Sulfur Foliar Sprays: Beyond Sulfate Salts for Hydroponic Crops
Most hydroponic growers think of sulfur supplementation strictly in terms of sulfate salts like magnesium sulfate or potassium sulfate. However, ...
Creating an Effective “Greener” Foliar Spray from Raw Salts to Combat Yellowing in Productive Crops
Yellowing in productive crops represents one of the most common symptoms growers face when nutrient availability becomes limiting. While root ...
Using Glycine Betaine as a Biostimulant
Glycine betaine is a biostimulant that has been explored for stress mitigation and quality enhancement in hydroponic and soilless culture ...
Methods to Enhance Terpene Production
Introduction Terpenes are a large and diverse group of natural compounds that constitute the most abundant class of plant secondary ...
