Arihant Group has always been a flag-bearer of innovating rather than following. This belief has led us to be leaders in many segments and has ensured that we outperform our competition when it comes to end user experience and results. Out of many such innovative methods and technologies the feathers in our hat are EA² and S⁴ technologies.
This innovative new technology is developed keeping in mind the core motives of significantly higher nutrient uptake within the plant, without any harmful effects thereof. Having an experience of many years under its belt, the Arihant group has developed EA2 Technology (Enrich Atomic Absorption), which has a proven record based on our field tests and market reviews. Simply put, it is an amalgamation of various proven combinations integrated into a range of remarkably efficient products. The proportions and ratios differ from product to product based on their targeted usage. The innovative technology ensures a very improved uptake of nutrients at much less input. The two major differences between conventional fertilizers and EA2 based fertilizers are the increase in uptake of nutrients and their movement within the plant. The effectiveness of the products is unmatched, especially against conventional fertilizers.
A small sealed package carries the nutrient which opens up only when a specific desired location or site of the plant is reached. It is a means of Targeted Delivery since a molecular coded ‘address label’ on the outside of the package can allow the package to be delivered to the specific part or location in the plant body. This system can considerably reduce the response time to sense a problem in the field whenever it arises. These special fertilizers have high surface area, sorption capacity, and controlled release kinetics to targeted sites.
The organic factors used by the EA2 Technology share certain characteristics:
The mode of action would differ as per the components used; however, common aspects in the usage of these products based on EA2 technology are:
A very common issue found with nutrient uptake by plants in foliar applications is the negative charge of the leaf cuticle. Our research team has, with great application, bonded certain organic factors with nutrients, creating a neutral charge. This subsequently assists in a higher uptake of nutrients, since the cuticle charge does not interact with the neutral molecules of the product.
Conventional fertilizers’ nutrient efficiency is lowered due to the cell walls of the plants’ cells. The plant has to use its energy in order to facilitate the absorption of these nutrients within the cells. In times of abiotic stress conditions, this makes it additionally difficult for the plant to absorb the much needed nutrient. As shown in ( Figure 2 ) the nutrients primarily move through the apoplastic pathway, which results in their slow, non-uniform translocation within the plant. Eventually this results in a falling effectiveness of the fertilizers.
EA2 technology uses enabling organic factor series that act as dipoles and help in bonding with nutrients. This facilitates an easy entry into the cell wall without any expense of plant energy. This enables nutrients to move through both apoplastic and symplastic pathways resulting in faster more uniform translocation. This fact additionally helps make the products, made with EA2 technology, beneficially usable even during stress conditions.
This innovative technology developed by the Arihant group, not just overcomes the limitations faced by conventional fertilizers formulated from liquid or solid fertilizers but also surpasses them The S4 Technology (Supernano Sustainable SuspoSolution) was developed by Arihant Group, to exceed the limits imposed by traditional formulation technologies of liquid or solid fertilizers. Leveraging decades of formulation expertise and in-depth knowledge of plant nutrition we have put in our efforts in introducing this new innovative technology for product development. S4 Technology allows for formulations not possible until today.
Products integrated with the S4 Technology are neither solid nor liquid instead, they have a unique form with a liquid gel-like texture. The solid raw material is broken down on a stage-wise basis till it is of the scale of nanoparticles and then nutrients are covered in polymer compounds which, in general terms is called polymerization. This helps get the nutrients in a form that can very easily be taken up by plants and helps the slow and timely release of nutrients as and when needed without any unnecessary wastage of nutrients supplied.
The material thus formulated is very easily consumed by the plant. The minute size means that the nutrients can also enter the plant through the leaf cells and making it extremely easily storable within the plant and then slowly released and used as and when needed in a slow and controlled manner. This makes the usage economical since it reduces the quantity required and also brings down the wastage.
This innovative formulation type allows for:
While liquid products with high concentrations are prone to phase separation and sedimentation. S4 Technology’s gel form prevents such issues. The viscosity of S4 formulations changes over time in storage, from an almost-liquid form to solid gel, keeping all components in suspension. This transformation is not permanent but can be fully reversed by simple agitation of the product.
S4 formulations are not limited to solid or liquid raw materials since the S4 Technology allows the simultaneous use of both in the same formulation. This allows unique and innovative raw material combinations, that extend the agronomic possibilities and create new frontiers in nutrition.
These formulations are thus, very effective while being more durable, and economical.
Some of the possibilities offered are:
All of the above, contribute to the creations of products with higher efficacy than that provided by traditional formulation technologies.
The possibilities offered by S4 Technology, carry both agronomic and marketing advantages bring to both product quality and product performance parameters result in significant advantages for both organizations and growers.
With these innovative methods and many more such innovations, Arihant Group wishes to lead the research based manufacturing industry and make a difference in the lives of everyone involved with us.
