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July, 2015

Summer - hot season for agrobusiness

It's now the moment to take care of your soil to obtain high crop yields

The absorption of nutrients by the plants depends to a large extent on the acidity of the soil or substrate:

  • low рН blocks the macro elements absorbability
  • high рН (alkaline reaction) blocks microelements absorbability 

For this reason quick and accurate pH measurement is an essential condition in the optimization of plant nutrition in professional horticulture.

The pH has many effects, mainly on nutrients solubility and their ionic form. At different levels of pH some nutrients may be deficient while others might reach high concentrations to cause toxicity. At high basic pH, most micro-elements will suffer from availability problems. Most plants would prefer to grow within the pH range of 6 to 6.5 that will assure high availability of most demanded nutrients.
 

Plant nutrient availability in regards to changes in the soil solution pH

STEP Systems has developed and designed testing equipment which enables you to carry out quick and precise direct soil pH measurements.
pH 3000
pH 3000
the best in pH measurement technology
 
The pH 3000 meter meets all requirements for the application soil- and/or water pH-measurements in an outstanding way. It is particularly designed for direct pH-measurement.
pH 3000
The rugged field-ready housing is waterproof and is well-protected against dust and air humidity. The newly developed, gel-filled insertion probe is break-resistant.

Includes:
pH 3000 basic unit, special insertion pH probe, buffer solution pH 4,0 and 7,0 (100 ml each), electrode refill and storage solution (0,01 m KCl, 100 ml). High-quality aluminium transport and storage case, manual. 

Item-No.: 10300
Table of standard pH values 
 
Agricultural Crop: vegetables  pH value    Agricultural Crop:      plants  pH value
 Asparagus  6.2 – 6.6    Adiantum  4.5 – 6.0
 Beans  5.8 – 6.4    Anthurium andreanum  4.5 – 5.5
 Beetroot  6.2 – 6.6    Begonia elatior  5.0 – 6.5
 Broccoli  6.2 – 6.6    Bromelien  4.0 – 5.5
 Bush beans  6.0 – 7.5    Buxus sempervierens  6.0 – 8.0
 Cabbage  6.2 – 6.6    Calluna vulgaris  4.0 – 5.0
 Carrot  5.8 – 6.4    Camelia japonica  4. 0 – 5.5
 Chicory  5.5 – 6.4    Chriysanthemum indica  5.5 – 7.0
 Cucumber  5.8 – 6.4    Erica gracilis  3.5 – 4.5
 lettuce  5. 5 – 7.5    Gerbera jamesonii  5.0 – 6.5
 Onion  6.0 – 7.0    Hydrangea blue  3.5 – 4.5
 Paprika  6.0 – 7.5    Impatiens  5.5 – 6.5
 Pieplant  5.5 – 6.4    Lilium hybriden  5.5 – 7.0
 Potato  5.5 – 6.4    Orchideen epiphyt.  4.5 – 5.5
 Radish  5.5 – 7.0    Petunia hybrida  5.5 – 6.5
 Spinach  5.5 – 7.5    Philodendron  5.0 – 6.0
 Strawberry  5.5 – 6.4    Primula vulg./acaulis  5.5 – 6.5
 Sugar pea  5.8 – 6.4    Rhododendron japanische  4.0 – 5.5
 Sweet corn  5.8 – 6.4    Rose multiflora  5.5 – 7.0
 Tomato  5.8 – 6.4    Saintpaulia ionantha  5.0 – 6.5
 Watermelone  5.5 – 6.4    Thuja occid. columna  6.0 – 8.0
pH Test
Indication Papers
 
pH indicator test strips for low-cost pH test of 
  • solutions  
  • soil and substrate suspensions 
Item-No.: 30031
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pH Soil Tester
 
Sturdy field tester for direct measurement in the field, with moisture control. Not applicable for compost, peat substrates and solutions.
 
Item-No.: 30010
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ECO pH Pocket Tester
 
pH tester with  ATC (automatic temperature compensation). 2-point-calibration. To be used in solutions and soil / substrate suspensions.
 
Item-No.: 23065
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Around the world

What happenes at South East Asian horticulture

 Second INDEGA visit to Thailand
 
For the second time, the INDEGA involved with a joint stand on the important for the Southeast Asian region horticulture trade fair HortiAsia in Bangkok. STEP Systems again joined the German INDEGA stand. 

The venue place of the HortiAsia is Bangkok although the horticultureis also well developed in neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Vietnam. The exhibition is therefore the platform for the entire Southeast Asian region. This was confirmed by looking at  the visitors structure: from Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Indonesia and even from Japan, China and India visitors have found their way to Bangkok.
Even if the success was not overwhelming, yet the vast majority of exhibitors has been very positive about the quality of the visitors. STEP Systems has displayed some of the high-quality testing equipment produced in Germany.  For many visitors and officials the STEP Systems and  INDEGA booth was an interesting meeting point. Many discussions with industrial horticultural companies from those South East Asian countries have informed  the German exhibitors about the current development in horticulture  and the desire to use latest technologies for a and high-quality plant production.
 
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