Elevate your K

Features

• Acetate is a natural organic acid and plant metabolite.
  
• Bio-K is potassium fertility.
  
• Bio-K has a very low salt index.
  
• Excellent compatibility with other fertilizers.
  
  

• Bio-K is recognized by plants as a natural form of potassium playing an important function within the plant, forming many compounds necessary for increased productivity. 
  
• Bio-K is the preferred source of potassium for plant uptake due to the acetate carrier molecule – more efficient and readily absorbed by the plant.
  
• Bio-K is plant and seed safe – will not burn at recommended rates.
  
• Blending and tank mixing flexibility for both distributors and growers.
  

The Technology

Not all potassium is created equal. Bio-K is the preferred source of potassium for plant uptake due to the acetate carrier molecule: more efficient and readily absorbed by the plant. Just because a soil test may say there is plenty of potassium for optimum production, that does not mean it is all available during the growing season.

Bio-K is a combination of an inorganic salt reacted with an organic acid to form a potassium acetate fertilizer. In general, potassium acts the same in all plants by the following:

• formation and translocation of starches, sugars, and fats
• regulates plant stomata opening/closing and thus, water use
• aids in enzyme activation
• helps cells maintain their internal pressure and ionic balance
• maintains balance of salts and water in cells
• maintains quality parameters such as size, shape, color, taste, and shelf life

What makes Bio-K unique is in the origination of its organic-based carrier (anion), the acetate molecule. Acetate is a natural plant metabolite that has many important functions within the plant as well as in the symbiotic relationship between plant roots and soil microbes/ mycorrhizal fungi. It provides a base in which many plant compounds are thereby formed, which includes but not limited to the following:

• fatty acids
  
• sterols
  
• phenolic acids
  
• flavonoids
  
• amino acids
  
• chlorophyll
  
• carotenoids
  
• terpenes

Acetate is also a very important part of signaling compounds (flavonoids, lipochitooligosaccharides, etc.) which promote plant-soil microbe relationships and increased plant productivity.   

Since the carrier portion of Bio-K is a natural plant metabolite, it is more rapidly and readily taken up by plants, which in turn leads to increased potassium use efficiency and higher productivity.   



Bio-K also has a very low salt index and leaf burn potential, thus making it extremely safe for both foliar and in-furrow applications. Including Bio-K Technology in a sound, well balanced fertility program will provide the plant with added energy (derived from acetate) which will ultimately lead to increased yield. 

The Science

“Soil health has been defined as the capacity of soil to function as a living system. Healthy soils maintain a diverse community of soil organisms that help to control plant disease, insect and weed pests, form beneficial symbiotic associations with plant roots, recycle essential plant nutrients, improve soil structure with positive effects for soil water and nutrient holding capacity, and ultimately improve crop production. A healthy soil also contributes to mitigating climate change by maintaining or increasing its carbon content.”

- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations