Growing lettuce on water Biota Nutri's 100% plant-based fertilisers gives the same yield and quality as using conventional fertilisers. This was shown by a series of tests conducted at the HAS University of Applied Sciences in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
Left: conventional fertilizers; right: Biota Nutri fertilizers
In order to research the difference between Biota Nutri and chemical fertilisers, a bioreactor was used. The first results are very promising: there are no visual differences between the conventionally grown plants and the plants that were grown using Biota Nutri fertilisers.
Left: conventional fertilizers; right: Biota Nutri fertilizers
The lettuce heads on both ponds are equal in size and the roots look identical as well. "This shows that sustainable and organic growing can go hand in hand with great quality and quantity of the products", says Peter Klein, founder of Biota Nutri.
Left: conventional fertilizers; right: Biota Nutri fertilizers
Follow-up tests will be done to verify the results and to learn more about the difference between these two cultivation systems.
Top: conventional fertilizers; bottom: Biota Nutri fertilizers
"These test results are confirmation of something we secretly already knew: organic and sustainable growing is the way forward!" Peter concludes.
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