By: Kim C. Gabuya

By: Kim C. Gabuya

Humus are complex natural organic compounds that are formed in soils from plant residues, by a process of "humification". Humus materials are complex aggregate of brown to dark colored amorphous substances, which have originated during the decomposition of plant and animal residues by microorganisms, under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, in soils, composts, peat bogs, and water basins.

What is Humus

Humus contains the minerals that were part of the bodies of the dead plants and animals.

It contains nutrients (minerals such as, nitrates, phosphates, potassium, copper, zinc dissolved in water) that plants need to be healthy. Without these nutrients plants will not flourish.

Soil Humus

HUMUS

Soil Humus Attributes

•Soil Structure•Water Holding Capacity•Nutrient Storage•Chelating Properties•Micro-Organism Home

SLAKE TEST

Humus (Holding Structure)Humus (Water Drain Test)

Soil Humus

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H2O

Organic Matter

In short, Humus is soil life.

What has led to the destruction of this

soil life?

The Green RevolutionRefers to a series of research, development, and technology transfer initiatives, occurring between the 1940s and the late 1960s, that increased agriculture production worldwide, particularly in the developing world, beginning most markedly in the late 1960s. The initiatives, led by Norman Borlaug, the "Father of the Green Revolution" credited with saving over a billion people from starvation, involved the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains, expansion of irrigation infrastructure, modernization of management techniques, distribution

of hybridized seeds, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides to farmers.

In 1960, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines with Ford and Rockefeller Foundations established IRRI (International Rice Research Institute). A rice crossing between Dee-Geo-woo-gen and Peta was done at IRRI in 1962. In 1966, one of the breeding lines became a new cultivar, IR8. IR8 required the use of

fertilizers and pesticides, but produced substantially higher yields than the traditional cultivars. Annual rice production in the Philippines increased from 3.7 to 7.7 million tonnes in two decades. The switch to IR8 rice made the Philippines a rice exporter for the first time in the 20th century. But the heavy pesticide use reduced the number of fish and frog species found in rice paddies.

The Green Revolution

The After Shock

The Effect of Synthetic Fertilizer•Soil acidification•Trace mineral depletion•Impacts on micro organism (mycorrhiza)•Contamination with impurities•Water pollution •Health Hazard•High energy consumption•Contribution to climate change

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Nutrients

Leaching

Volatilization

Around 50% are wasted due to volatilization at leaching

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Volatilization and Leaching

1960 2035

The Answer

Feed The Soil..Develop

HUMUS

Organic Fertilizers

Natural Farming Techniques

Compost

Vermicast

But what is the fastest way to

develop HUMUS?

SUPER COMPOST

HUMATES

a 400,000,000 year old

KING HUMUS PLUS (HUMATES)

Humates (also known as Leonardite or Oxidized lignite)

Humates are highly compressed, natural organic substance, the decayed remains of tropical rain forests which existed millions of years ago. Humate deposits were once buried deeply but have been exhumed to near-surface conditions and oxidized by bacterial action in exactly the same way as humus is formed in rich agricultural soils. Thus, humates provide a concentrated source of naturally-occurring humus to your soil. Humates have a high humic acid content (humic acid is one of the most biochemically active elements in humus). The minerals and trace elements contained in humates and in the soil are readily available to plants through organic complexing. Adding Humates is the most efficient way to increase the humus content of soil, as it is highly concentrated and much easier to apply than any other form of humic matter. Using humates restores the natural balance in soil necessary for optimal plant growth.

What is Leonardite?

Formation of this highly oxidized lignite was called leonardite after the geologist, Dr. Leonard, who discovered it. This material was more highly oxidized than other lignites and consists of as much as 85% humic acids.

Leonardite as a source of humic acids for crop production was discovered in the 1960 s. Researchers at the US ′Bureaus of Mines began to experiment with applications of crushed leonardite to agricultural soils. They found that applications of the material. at rates of 100 to 2,000 per acre, increased yields of potatoes, sugar beets and other crops.

Millions of years ago large bodies of water existed where huge quantities or organic matter were deposited and began to slowly decompose. Over the year, giant peat bogs were formed. Through geologic activity many of these bogs were buried. After burial, the organic material began to lose oxygen and be transformed in coal under heat and pressure. Those deposits that were never buried deep enough to undergo the complete transformation into coal, became leonardite (Oxidized Lignite). Today these leonardite (Oxidized Lignite) ores exist as stratified layers of brown to black coal-like material underneath an overburden of inorganic soil or rock.

Where Does it Come From?

Lignite and Coal Formation

The Formation of Coal

Lignite and Coal Formation

Lignite and Coal Formation

Lignite and Coal Deposits

Lignite and Coal Deposits

Lignite and Coal Deposits

Lignite and Coal Deposits

Process

Process

Process

KING HUMUS PLUS BENEFITS•Stimulate beneficial microbial activity•Improved soil structure •Promotes humus formation •Differ soil Ph (CEC Increase)•Improved water holding capacity•Increase root vitality •Has Chelating Agent•Improved nutrient uptake•Better seed germination•Increased fertilizer retention•Improved yields 30% to 40%•Eco friendly •Healthier Plants, Healthier People •Earth Restorer

King Humus Plus

Plant Growth Stimulant and Soil Conditioner