What is Humectancy and Why is it Important?

A humectant is a substance that absorbs and promotes retention of moisture. Humectancy, therefore, is the absorption and retention of water. Humectants work by pulling in atmospheric moisture and resist losing moisture to evaporation. Before we can understand why...

How Soil Microbes Benefit Plants

Microbes have many functions within soil-plant systems. Some of these functions include: • Increasing nutrient availability • Mineralizing organic matter in the soil • Increasing root mass and root hair proliferation • Increasing the ability of plants to tolerate...

Revolutionizing the nutrition side of the apple business

Revolutionizing the nutrition side of the apple business   “If you can’t measure it, then you can’t manage it,” said Peter Drucker, the man famously credited with inventing modern business management. Today, effective crop management requires data to measure and...

Organic Micronutrients Chelated with Plant Protein Hydrolysates

PRODUCT INFORMATION Amino acid-based nutritional products from Wilbur-Ellis Company, LLC, are superior quality fertilizers that are approved for organic agriculture and formulated for applications to a wide variety of agronomic crops, recreational turf and...