Cal-CM Plus™ Agronomic Benefits
CALCIUM SULFATE
Cal-CM Plus™ Calcium Sulfate is registered for use in organic production, and provides the following benefits.
- Supplies essential calcium for cellular strength and plant vigor.
- May make 25%-96% more water available to plants depending on the soil type and soil management practices while simultaneously improving drainage through particle flocculation.
- Reduces excessive runoff and erosion.
- Fights nutrient tie-up, making many essential nutrients more available.
- Reduces and retards soil cracking and crusting
- Improves, amends and reclaims soils high in destructive sodium and magnesium that is present in low quality irrigation water and soil.
- Helps improve soil structure and decreases compaction, providing optimum air and water availability for plant root growth.
- Enhances positive bacterial action and discourages plant diseases related to poor soil aeration.
- Performs as an amendment, conditioner and fertilizer
LIMESTONE
Cal-CM Plus™ Limestone products can be widely used to improve the fertility and functioning of productive soils as follows:
- Adjusts low pH levels.
- Neutralizes acidic soils, improving solubility of many essential plant nutrients influenced by soil pH.
- Features Rapid-Releases technology. The finely ground, uniform particle size is more rapidly released into the soil, which increases the availability of nutrients.
- Causes a reduction in aluminum, which may be toxic and restrict root and associated top growth. Restricted root growth also reduces drought tolerance.
- Allows for more efficient use of fertilizer-supplied phosphorus (P). Aluminum, particularly at a low pH, is chemically active and combines with fertilizer phosphorus, causing it to become insoluble.
- Reduces leaching of potassium. On the soil’s exchange complex there are a limited number of sites that can hold nutrients such as potassium. When these sites are occupied by strongly attached aluminum (low pH), any potassium added in fertilizer is more susceptible to leaching.
- Supplies calcium, an essential plant nutrient.
