Humate Benefits

The Importance of Fulvic Acids

Continuing research into the role of Fulvic Acids in agriculture has shown that Fulvic Acids are the most active of the humic acid group. Fulvic Acids are shorter chain molecules which have lower molecular weights and a higher cation exchange to weight ratio than the longer chain molecules. This makes Fulvic Acids much more active in chelating nutrients and making them immediately bio-available for plant growth.  Make sure that the humates you are buying contain a significant portion of fulvic acid. Fulvic Acid content is not quantitatively measureable, however qualitative estimates of the Fulvic Acid levels in our 70% humic acid product are approximately 30%.

Note: Longer chain humic acid molecules also complex minerals organically but with the critical difference being that the nutrients (including nitrogen) are held in the long chain molecules as a "nutrient reserve" in the soil. The nutrients in this reserve are released over time to provide a stable source of nutrition for the plants.   Therefore it is important to have the full range of humic acids, i.e. including Fulvic Acids in humates you are applying to your soil.