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Humic Acid-based Soil Conditioners for Soil Cultivation in Arid and Semiarid Climates - Nicole Merkl1, Vera Hoogen1, Heiner Hoogen1, Oliver Bens2 1Hoogen Bodensanierung GmbH, Senftenberg, Germany
Humic acids are natural occurring macro-molecules that fulfill important functions in soil, as e.g. they store water and nutrients in a plant availably form and thus allow healthy plant growth. Therefore, they are particularly of interest for plant cultivation under extreme climatic and edaphic conditions, i.e. in the case of desert landscapes, extreme drought and nutrient deficiency. Humic acids can technically be extracted from fresh or carbonized organic material as e.g. lignites. |