terra restore
Terra Restore
Terra Restore is an excellent soil improver developed for soils with high sodium levels and that are subject to leaching.
Terra Restore consists of a variety of microorganisms, including Bacillus sp bacteria, Azotobacter, Azospirrillium, Pseudomonas fluorescans, Bacillus thuringiensis, Trichoderma harzianum, and compost activation bacteria. It is in a nutrient medium, rich in amino acids and fulvic acids.
Terra Restore can also be used as a compost activator. It is also used to spray on plant material under trees and permanent crops so that it can compost. For compost: Mix 1 litre Terra Restore with 1000 l of water and wet the compost well with it. For application under trees: Spray 10 l/ha together with at least 1000 l of water and irrigate afterwards, so that it can be washed into the plant material. For breaking down cattle and chicken manure: Spray 1 l Terra Restore on 1 ton of manure together with enough water.
Terra Restore is also used as an energy source for microorganisms in the soil. The amino acids are also a readily available source of energy for plants that are particularly stressed due to environmental conditions. It can therefore also be used as a foliar spray.
Terra Restore is also used to improve soils that are subject to conditions due to salinity and rising sodium levels. The soil aeration can be improved, and salts can also be displaced and leached out more easily. With trials conducted in 2017, it was proven that Terra Restore improved the soil's infiltration rate by 25% within 1 month. Along with this, it also improves the light transmission.
Terra Restore consists of living organisms. Keep the jars out of the sun and store them at room temperature. Terra Restore can be applied together with other agents. If applied as a foliar spray, beware of chemical burn if the concentration of the spray solution becomes too high. Terra Restore has a shelf life of 12 months.
Terra Restore can be used with great success for nitrogen fixation together with products such as Terra Feed and Terra Fulvic. Great savings of nitrogen can be made this way.
Terra Restore can stabilize compost tea so that it is easier to apply to the fields without affecting the numbers of organisms and quality of tea. It is also an excellent biological stimulant that can help prevent and alleviate abiotic stress conditions.
Terra Restore consists of living organisms. Keep the cans out of the sun and store them at room temperature. Terra Restore can be applied together with other agents. Terra Restore has a shelf life of 12 months.
Soil applications
Apply 25 1/ha, which is sprayed on the ground. Irrigate after application. Terra Restore can also be applied via the irrigation system. Two applications should be made per season. The first is as early as possible, and repeat two months later.
Several trials were conducted in the Vaalharts area on soils showing symptoms of defoliation. 30 l/ha Terra Restore was applied. Samples were taken before application and again six months after application. The ratios in the soil are used as a measure.
| Trial 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Property | Before | After |
| Ca% | 11.6 | 45 |
| Mg% | 51 | 29 |
| K% | 4.2 | 6.7 |
| Na% | 32.8 | 13.7 |
| pH(KCl) | 8.3 | 5.6 |
| Ohm | 60 | 260 |
| Trial 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Property | Before | After |
| Ca% | 44 | 61 |
| Mg% | 25 | 28 |
| K% | 14.4 | 6.9 |
| Na% | 6.76 | 3.63 |
| pH(KCl) | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Ohm | 270 | 2100 |
| Trial 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Property | Before | After |
| Ca% | 54 | 57 |
| Mg% | 26 | 30 |
| K% | 10.6 | 9.8 |
| Na% | 9.25 | 3.07 |
| pH(KCl) | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Ohm | 160 | 540 |
The increase in resistance (Ohm) in the soil is also a good indication that erosion is being reduced.
Terra Restore and Reclamation of Brak Lands
Why do we prefer lime instead of gypsum?
- The use of gypsum is the traditional method for treating brackish soils. It works provided there is good drainage, which can then leach the sodium from the soil after good rain or heavy irrigation. If there is no drainage, the salts are only pushed aside by the water which then later moves back together with, water into the root zone. The problem is then not solved.
- Prof Albrecht has been using lime instead of gypsum for brackish corrections for years with good results.
- With Terra products, we have observed that with the use of biology, the sodium does decrease after a number of years.
- After years of research, Corrie van der Westhuizen developed a biological product, Terra Restore, which drastically speeds up the process to such an extent that significant differences in the soils have already been observed in one season.
- The process of manufacturing and treating the soil has therefore been patented. PCT/IB2020051061. A South African patent has also been registered. The number is 2021/02489. A SOIL TREATMENT MIXTURE. It has also been published in the SA Patent
Journal. - This is a completely strange and new concept for scientists, which is precisely why we were able to register the patent.
- The process is called Biological transmutation of elements. This process makes smart scientists doubt since it is a strange concept. Feel free to Google: Biological Transmutation of Elements.
- Due to point no. 7, there is no buildup of Na in the soil.
Why do we use lime?
- The CaCO3 is fundamental for the functioning of biology.
- It contains calcium, carbon, and oxygen, which are essential for biological.
- The results we obtain in the field are proof that it works.
- Ca is the key to the functioning of biology in the soil. The acidity in lime and soil lightening is very important.
- CaSO4 has no effect on soils with a Ca% on TKUV lower than 60%
Soil Salinity (A Biological Approach) - Terra Restore
- Soil salinity refers to the amount of salts in the soil.
- Salinity is mainly caused by the salts in irrigation water used to irrigate the crops and fertilizers are also a cause of the buildup of salts in the soils.
- Salinity is an important land degradation problem.
Effects of Soil Salinity on the Crops
- Decreased water uptake even when water is available in the soil.
- Harmful effects of salts absorbed in the water. Visual symptoms are wilting, stunted plant growth, small leaves, and fruit distortions.
- At a point, the salinity levels in the soil get too high for crop production.
Managing the Problem
- In the early stages, soil salinity can be managed by using fertilizers that are softer on the soil.
- Managing the water quality of irrigation water.
- Installation of sub soil drainage systems that are very expensive and application of
gypsum. - Buy new land.
Areas Affected
- Africa 69.5 million ha
- Near and Middle East 53.1 million ha
- Asia and Far East 19.5 million ha
- Latin America 59.4 million ha
- Australia 84.7 million ha
- North America 16.0 million ha
- Europe 20.7 million ha
TOTAL AREA AFFECTED 323 MILLION HA
The Biological Approach
During the 1950’s C. Louis Kervan from France started doing research to get answers on how humans manage to survive on a vegan lifestyle. The research was then directed at chickens, and he deprived them of Calcium in their diet. It was determined that living organisms were able to trans mutate elements. At that stage, it was rediculed as nonsense, but in 1993 he was posthumously awarded the Noble Prize for his research.
Since then, various chemists have reported that plants, animals, and human beings ROUTINELY TRANSMUTATE MIDRANGE ELEMENTS(for example, potassium into calcium or magnesium or magnesium into calcium). Initial research was conducted on humans, chicken, and crayfish.
During 1967, the biochemist H. Komaki of the university of Mukogawa in Japan reported that a number of different families of microorganisms also have the ability to create potassium during growth.
Needless to say, the results of the researchers were stamped out because it did not fit in with the normal chemistry and physics, and the research was stored under a bucket or ten!
The researchers determined that there is always energy needed for these transmutations of elements.
Back to the Soil and Present
Since 2004, we observed that certain changes in the chemical composition of soils occurred when using micro organisms and using organic acids as an energy source. The chemical industry threatened and ridiculed the results as rubbish
Trials were conducted all over South Africa on various soils. Positive results were achieved. With hundreds of analyses of soil samples, the transmutation of elements was observed without adding any elements.
It was also observed that high levels of sodium proved more and more problematic and more difficult to solve. Various trials with various biological combinations and organic acids were done.
During 2014, our current product, Terra Restore, was developed, and trials on sodium affected soils were initiated. Soil samples were taken before and six months after application on irrigated soils. The results proved that biology did transmute Sodium into Calcium, Potassium, or Magnesium. No drainage pipes were installed, nor gypsum applied. Trials are still being conducted on saline soils with good results.
Worldwide, 20% of irrigated land is under threat of salanisation and becoming un productive.
The method we are using cultivates (brews) various soil organisms and combine it with organic acids to achieve good results. It is also a low cost solution to the problem and also improves the over all chemical and biological quality of the soil.