Diatoms
Diatoms is used in agriculture as a fertilizer and soil improver.
Benefits
Some of its benefits are:
- The application of diatoms can stimulate plants natural defenses, making them more resistant to diseases and environmental stresses.
- Diatoms is porous and has a fine texture, which helps improve soil structure. This promotes better water retention and soil aeration, facilitating plant root development.
- Diatoms can retain and gradually release nutrients into the soil, helping to maximize nutrient availability to plants. It can also reduce nutrient leaching, preventing nutrients from being lost through leaching.
- Diatoms has natural insecticidal properties. The sharp microscopic particles of diatomite can damage the cuticle of insects and control various pests such as spider mites, aphids and bed bugs.