Products

Adjuvant
TopFilm from Biosorb Inc. is a spray binder adjuvant that is a blend of biocarriers made from natural cereal grains. It retains applied ingredients, including insecticides, fungicides and herbicides, on the surface of plants. It dries in 10-30 minutes and forms a porous protective film on the leaf surface that allows transpiration to occur. This biodegradable product absorbs and spreads the treatment, increases contact time on the plant and reduces wash-off and evaporation. READER SERVICE #42

Water filters
Forsta Filters Inc.’s Green-Clean technology can reduce backwash waste water by as much as 75 percent. Without interrupting system flow during backwash, Green-Clean technology uses smaller flush valves to minimize the volume of water required to remove buildup on a filter element. Using internal vacuum nozzles, the system scans and removes debris from the filters in 15 seconds or less. The company offers a full line of self-cleaning stainless steel water filters (1- to36-inch flange size), with screen elements ranging from 5 to 4,000 micron. READER SERVICE #43

Production management software
SBI Nursery Software offers SBI Production Management software that manages the production process from propagation to sale by using recipes growers set up in a simple Excel-like interface for the entire process. The software allows users to set quantities and ready to sell dates using previous sales figures (including lost sales) to forecast production for the season or the year. The software’s Simple Plan Screen enables growers to set up specifics on each crop with total quantities planned for the year broken down by ready date or crop. A purchasing section gives the user the ability to manage purchasing of seeds, plugs, or cuttings for the recipe laid out. A bill of materials can also be completed that links with a buyer’s module for complete purchase management for the grower’s production plan. READER SERVICE #44

Heated capillary mat
AquaThermat is a heated capillary mat from Soleno Textiles that uses up to 35 percent less energy than other root zone heating systems. The mat saves water, stops fertilizer losses and maintains an ideal humidity level. Accelerated production cycles combined with the possibility of lowered ambient temperature generate significant heating savings. READER SERVICE #45