JIAAN BIOTECH

Gluconic Acid and its Salts (Gluconates) are being used extensively as Chelating Micronutrient Agents in Agriculture presently. 

The Chelated Micronutrients of Gluconate Compounds are:

• Suitable for Soil or Foliar Applications
• Suitable for Drip Irrigation
• Stable and will not precipitate at low tempartures.
• Compatible with most Herbicides and Insectisides.
• Chelates are required in lower quantities as compared to Inorganic compounds as they are completely assimilated by crops. Hence, are cost effective as well.
• Chelates are more easily absorbed by Plant roots or leaves because of organic matter. The Chelation process removes the positive charge from micronutrients allowing the neutral or  slightly negative charges chelates to slide through the pores on the leaf & root surface more rapidly. Since these pores are negatively charges, positively charges micronutrients would normally be fixed at the pore entrance would be difficult to be assimilated by plants. When neutral cheltated micronutrients are used there would be no such restriction barriers.
• Chelates are more easily translocated within the plant as their action is partly systemic
• Chelates are easily assimilated within the plant system.
• The chances of ‘scorching’ of crops while using chelates is leass because they are organic substances.
• Under Alkaline conditions, chelated iron, zinc, manganese and copper is a better way to provide micronutrients to a crop.
• Chelates are compatible with a wide variety of pesticides and liquid fertilizers, as chelates do not react with their components. Most chelates can be mixed with dry mixes and liquid fertilizers.
• Chelates are not readily leached from the soil as they absorb on to the surface of soil particles.