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CASE STUDY: LETTUCE CULTIVATION, HYDROPONICS

CASE STUDY: LETTUCE CULTIVATION, HYDROPONICS

CHALLENGE:
Irrigation water quality issues

KEY BENEFITS:
• Improved product quality and yields
• Extended product shelf life
• Reduction of pesticide residuals
• Reduction of product losses

A horticulture company cultivating lettuce was experiencing product quality issues and decided to implement Silver Bullet ROOTS to improve irrigation water quality.

RESULTS:
The irrigation water used for the lettuce was disinfected with a minimum of 20ppm Silver Bullet ROOTS (400ml Silver Bullet ROOTS per 1000L water). The owner of the company noted that root growth of the lettuce plants was much improved. Since all Silver Bullet technology is based on (stabilised) hydrogen peroxide it not only disinfects the irrigation water but also increases the oxygen content of the water. The result of this is improved root growth in the lettuce plants which is visible in the images below (left image is before Silver Bullet ROOTS application, right image is after Silver Bullet ROOTS application):

PRIMARY BENEFITS:
• Improves product quality and health
• Higher product yields
• Extended shelf-life of the fruits

SECONDARY BENEFITS:
• Easy and safe to apply reducing risk to end users
• Limits the usage of pesticides
• Low levels of pesticide residuals in the end-product

RETURN ON INVESTMENT:
• Healthier fruits
• Higher quality and improved product yields
• Reduced product losses

BENEFITS TO ENVIRONMENT:
• Limits the use of conventional pesticides
• Reduces the pesticide residues in the end product
• Eco-friendly - decomposition products are water and oxygen