Reduce water surface tension, and increase solubility Improve form of calcium precipitating from water Reduce influences of salinity in water and soils Improve natural bacterial resistance Improve nutrient availability Improve root penetration Reduce root suffocation Improve ph stabilization Improve transpiration

Calcium

The importance of calcium in plant biology cannot be overstated. Calcium permeable channels are found in all plant membranes. It is a crucial regulator for both growth and development. Calcium salts alter growth hormones in plants. Calcium can travel through the root via cellular cytoplasm or via space that exists between cells themselves. Calcium has been shown to retard the loss of chlorophyll protein and reduce the toxicity of aluminum at low ph levels.

Calcium is also used as an intracellular messenger. Calcium is trans-located to shoots via xylem as well as delivered to root systems for intracellular signals For this reason, the need for calcium ions is increases during environmental conditions of heat shock and stress from saline water and soil. These conditions call for a defensive reaction from the plant and calcium ions are the primary messenger.

Cell Wall Construction

Calcium also has a major role as a building block in plant components. It is necessary for many structural elements of all plants including cell walls, xylem, phloem, and membranes. Calcium controls cell wall permeability. It has been shown to tighten cellular membranes and make them more hydrophobic under stress conditions. Low levels of calcium will create weak cell walls and increase the ability of the cell wall to be easily penetrated. This increases the plants susceptibility to invasion by bacteria and toxic elements.

Calcium Deficiency

Studies have shown that reduced calcium levels and the reduced cellular wall thickness created by calcium deficiency are indicated in a number of common problems. Acidic soils, high saline content in irrigation water and increases in humidity and rainfall shock can all act to increase a plants weakness that stems from calcium deficiency.

These Include:

• Sensitivity to Chilling (tobacco)
• Poor Root Development
• Blossom End Rot (watermelon)
• Fruit Cracking (peppers)
• Bitter Pit (apples)
• Leaf Necrosis
• Tip Burn (lettuce)
• Black Heart (celery)
• Inhibition of Shoot Growth
• Poor Fruit Storage
• Fruit Cracking (apples & tomatoes)

The Soo-Soft® Process

Physical Water Chemistry

Millions of times a second the Soo-Soft® system varies a complex group of electrical signals that alter the physical chemistry of water. A cascading chain reaction reduces the long hard chains of calcium carbonate into a fine calcium aragonite powder. With a particle size of only 2-4 microns, the calcium in water is re-grouped into soft snowflake-like shapes. Spaces appear between these groups and allow the water to become an improved carrier for minerals and nutrients. This finer calcium powder is six times more dissolvable into water.

Surface Tension of Water

Surface tension is the mechanism by which water is pulled from the root system and soil to the xylem. Xylem are the primary water transport tissue of all vascular plants and are used to conduct calcium and other minerals and for storage.

Negative pressure differentials accomplish this movement of water throughout plants. The reduced surface tension of Soo-Soft® treated water improves transpiration in the plant.

Solubility of Water

The change produced in the surface tension of water is key to many helpful mechanisms. One of the most powerful is making water a better solvent. This is especially important in saline soils where salts are absorbed by the roots. The increased solvency of the water now acts to wash those salts away from the root system. This effect improves over time with repeated irrigation.

Roots can become clogged with hard calcium deposits. This forces the plant to use vital energy to create new roots in order to survive. Since the treated water is capable of dissolving hard calcium carbonate deposits in roots, the plant's energy previously wasted can be used for growth. The treated water increases the solubility and transport of minerals to all parts of the plant, allowing it grow more efficiently.

Bacterial Resistance

Bacteria outside of the body starve. Algae and bacteria must obtain nourishment through their cell walls. Water can easily penetrate, but cells are prevented from absorbing mineral nourishment. The new form of crystallized mineral shapes in treated water make it difficult to penetrate cell walls in bacteria outside of the body. The harder calcite form which bacteria can use is dissolved by the treated water of the Soo-Soft® system.

Quality & Yields

For healthy plant growth, a symphony of sun, soil and water must function in harmony to implement countless biological processes. There are many unknown variables about the earth's elements. In hydroponics studies, increased yields, denser fruit, better color, reduced tip burn and greatly increased marketability have all been reported using magnetic water treatment technology. Field reports indicate that hostile water and soil conditions improve the most from magnetic water treatment, of which one of the most interesting is the reduction in the amount of water required for growth to maturity.

References:

Phillip J. White The pathways of calcium movement to the xylem Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol 52, No. 358, pp 891-899, May 1 2001 Oxford University Press

Phillip J. White & Martin R Broadley Calcium in Plants Annals of Botany 92: 487-511, 2003

Liu J, Zhu Jk:A Calcium sensor homolog required for plant salt tolerance Dept.of Plant Sciences, U.of AZ

Christoph Plieth Calcium: Just another Regulator in the Machinery of Life? Annals of Botany 2005 96 (1): 1-8; doil10.1093/aob/mci 144 Oxford University Press

Peter K. Hepler Calcium A Central Regulator of Plant Growth and Development The Plant Cell 17:2142-2155 (2005) American Society of Plant Biologists

Practical Hydroponics: Magnetic Water Treatment Trials Mar/Apr-1995

A Static Magnetic Field of 125mT stimulates the Initial Growth Stages of Barley: Horedum vulgare L. E Marinez, MV Carbonell, JM Amaya-Electro and Magneto biology, 2000-Taylor & Francis

Effects of a Magnetic Field on the Growth of Primary Roots of Zea mays: R. Kato- Plant and Cell Physiology 1988

Influence of a Stationary Magnetic Field on Water Relations in Lettuce Seeds FG Reina, LA Pascual, IA Fundora – Bioelectromagnetics 2001

Picture Credits: Scott Bauer & Marian Wachtel USDA Agricultural Research Service

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