ION EXCHANGE SUBSTRATE

TRIONA ® FOR GROWING PLANTS

TRIONA ® and TRIONIT ® - registered trademark

Ion exchange substrates, a new generation.

Development - SSI "Institute of Experimental Botany Name V.F.

Kuprevich NAS Belarus”, the Laboratory optimization of mineral

nutrition and photosynthesis ( Yanchevskaja Tamara Georgievna).

Appointment

Growing plants in artificial conditions (room and

ornamentals, greenhouse vegetable production, technology

accelerated the vegetative propagation of plants by

mikroklonirovaniya, phytodesign).

Composition

The structure of ion exchange substrates include new types of

synthetic and natural ion exchange materials with high selectivity

anion to nitrate nitrogen (ions NO3-), phosphorus (H2PO4-), sulfur

(SO4--), cation exchangers for potassium ions (K+), magnesium

(Mg++) , trace elements, which allows to optimize the substrate on

mineral composition in according to the specific needs of the

growing crop.

Properties / features / benefits:

Substrates developed a new generation - TRIONA ® and

TRIONIT ® - thanks to its composite structure and a large supply

of nutrients mineral nutrition can be used for a long time to grow a

variety of plant species and retain the necessary level of humidity,

which is very important to improve stress tolerance grown plants.

Obtained by ion exchange substrate green products have the

highest quality: environmental cleanliness, minimum amounts of

nitrate (below the norm established by the MPC), a high content of

vitamins B, C, carotene and nicotinic acid.

The unique properties of ion exchange substrate should be

attributed, and its ecological and biological purity: in the long term

operation it does not accumulate pathogens and he remains free of

bacterial and fungal micro flora, since there are no carbohydrate

sources of food for microorganisms.

Use ion exchange substrates - TRIONA ® and TRIONIT ® - for cultivation and breeding of flowers - gives morph type’s plants

with long flowering, raduyuschim observer, his aesthetics, preserve

and even enhance the inherent smell of the flowers.

Seedlings of vegetable crops grown on the proposed substrates,

ahead of the growth rate is 2-3 times the growth in torfogruntah.

When rooting cuttings and vegetative reproduction processes

rhizogenesis also pass by several orders of magnitude faster. Thus,

the primary roots of potato cuttings mikroklonirovanii for the needs

of primary seed, already appear on the second day, while in the

culture of potatoes it takes 8-10 days. Seedlings of woody species in

adapting to the proposed ion exchange substrates outpacing the

growth of 20-40 times compared to natural conditions.

For which crops can be used

The developed composite substrates of the series, TRIONA ®

and TRIONIT ®, are based on ion-exchange materials with high

selectivity to nitrates and cations. This allows them to optimize on

mineral nutrition, both for specific plant species and cultivars, and

create a more versatile substrates, which can be cultivated and a

crop for a wide range of plant facilities.

Method of use:

Ion exchange substrate is extremely simple in its operation.

TRIONA ® and TRIONIT ® is poured into a vessel with a

perforated bottom, intended for growing plants (plastic, clay, etc.),

and filled with distilled or tap water, the excess is drained through a

hole in the bottom of the vessel. 30-60 minutes is enough for the

swelling of granules of ion exchange resins, after which the substrate

is ready for planting seeds of green vegetables and cereals, tubers

and bulbs, cuttings, seedlings or adult plants.

Stocks of nutrients are so large that the substrate can be operated

unchanged for many years (5-7), depending on the magnitude of

nutrient removal with harvest. Care of plants is reduced only to

watering as needed.

Regeneration of substrate (restoring the original properties) is

put ѐ m soaking the substrate in a special solution (the package with

the salts and instruction included). After this procedure, the

substrate is again ready for reuse.

Review

Creating a balanced ionic composition of the medium

korneobitaniya plants, providing all the necessary elements of

nutrition throughout the growing season, a difficult task.

Particularly acute solution to this problem takes in greenhouse

vegetable production and technology to accelerate the vegetative

propagation of plants by mikroklonirovaniya.

In Belarus in the early 70's with SSI "Institute of Experimental

Botany Name V.F. Kuprevich NAS" began research on the

development of ion exchange substrates based on synthetic ion

exchange resins. As a result, ion exchange substrates were created

BIONA ®, providing high productivity and ecological purity of

cultivated vegetables.

BIONA ® is well proven in the experiments (Fig. 1) and

successfully used on space stations.

Fig.1. The clinostats tested the effects of simulated microgravity

upon Brassica rapa and the growth characteristics of BIONA.

Further optimization of the active work of the laboratory of

mineral nutrition and photosynthesis in a given direction possible to

develop new ion exchange substrates are optimized (Fig. 2) as a

specific plant species and cultivars, and more versatile substrates on

which to grow crops and get a number of plant sites ( more 100

common species) (Fig.3-10).

Development of a new generation of artificial substrates due to

the following circumstances:

- in the laboratory has a long experience of working with Ion

exchange substrate;

- significant progress in the field of dynamic simulation of

production processes of plants, as well as the optimization of

water regime and mineral nutrition (US patent N 5,526,705;

WO / 1996/004553; US patent N 5,668,719);

- on the market, a large number of ion-exchange materials with

high selectivity to the elements of mineral nutrition.

Ion exchange substrates a new generation of formally

registered and assigned them to trade marks - TRIONA ® and

TRIONIT ®.

Fig. 2. Optimum dose and ratio of nutrients in Triona ® for potatoes

Stocks of nutrients in these substrates are so large that they can

be used unchanged for several years (5-7 years depending on the

removal of nutrients with the crop). It remains only during

watering.

The unique properties of new ion exchange substrate is and its

environmental and biological purity. In the process of long-term

operation, he remains free of bacterial and fungal microflora, since

it has no carbohydrate food sources for microorganisms.

New substrates TRIONA ® and TRIONIT ® able due to its

composite structure for a long time to hold the required level of

humidity. It is very important to improve stress tolerance of

cultivated plants.

Obtained by ion exchange substrate green products are of high

quality: environmental cleanliness, minimum amounts of nitrate

(below the norm established by the MPC), a high content of

vitamins B and C, nicotinic acid.

Artificial substrates TRIONA ® and TRIONIT ® is widely

used in technology production of virus free minituber and seedlings

in the primary seed potatoes (Figure 6_9).

Laboratory “Optimization of mineral nutrition and

photosynthesis” was accredited and certified to manufacture,

procurement and implementation of disease-free material (mini

tuber and sprouts) Potato (Passport number 001214 on June 8,

2005, issued by the PI "Main State Inspection on Seed Production,

Plant Protection Belarus").

When the use of ion exchange substrates TRIONA ® and

TRIONIT ® for cultivation and breeding colors (phytodesign

offices and premises) can be obtained morphotypes with long

flowering, while preserving and even enhancing the inherent smell

of the flowers (Fig. 10).

Substratum TRIONA ® and TRIONIT ® - purchased once for

5-7 years. During this period, on the substrate receive up to 7

harvests a year without adding any fertilizers and pesticides. In the

future it is possible to restore its activity fairly simple methods.

As a result of substrate TRIONA ® and TRIONIT ® user gets

environmentally friendly product with good preservation and

guaranteed nutrients and flavor.

Thus, ion exchange substrates of a new generation of TRIONA

® and TRIONIT ® have several advantages over the best analogues

of nutrient substrates enclosed spaces, such as:

- ion-exchange substrates of a new generation will not settle

pathogens, and they do not have a viral, bacterial and fungal

micro flora;

- have a large reserve of nutrients mineral nutrients that

become available to plants as they use;

- they are very convenient in operation: care of plants is

reduced only to the watering;

- well retain the desired moisture level, which is very important

to improve stress tolerance of cultivated plants;

- obtained by ion exchange substrate green products are of high

quality: environmental cleanliness, a minimum content of

nitrates (below the norm established by the MAC), high

content of vitamins B, C, and nicotinic acid;

- using ion exchange substrates TRIONA ® and TRIONIT ®

for cultivation and breeding colors (Phyto design offices and

office space) allows morph types plants with long flowering,

which preserve and even enhance the inherent smell of the

flowers;

- during the entire period operation allows the substrate to

receive 5 – 10 cropping of vegetables without adding any

fertilizers and pesticides;

- replenishment of mineral nutrients from the ion exchange

substrate is easily accessible manner by saturating it with the

necessary salts in a simple enclosed instructions.

Fig.3. Rooting and education developed root systems of potato

plants with an accelerated breeding through mikroklonirovaniya on

ion-exchange substrates

Fig. 4. Comparative growth rates in the ion exchange substrate

(right) and forestry (peat) soil (left). The difference in growth rate is

20-40 times.

Fig.5 ginseng seedlings grown on Triona ®.

Figure 6. Growth and development of green crops (lettuce and salad

Gribovsky Dawn) on the ion exchange substrate in small-volume

culture. Consumption of substrate at 1 plant - 3 ml.

Fig. 7. Biotechnical complex «POTATO-1000" for the industrial

production of virus free potatoes minituber (Ion exchange substrate -

Triona ®).

Fig. 8. Vintage mini-tubers produced in the biotech sector.

Removing the mature potato tubers held every 3-4 days by hand as

they reach minituber size of 3 cm in diameter, which corresponds to

a mass of 15-30 grams (depending on variety)..

Fig. 9. Morphotypes plants, long flowering on ion-exchange

substrates TRIONA ® and TRIONIT ®