GBT - Ozone Equipment for Foliar Treatment
They are equipment that are adapted to the treatment equipment. They generate ozone in an autonomous way and it is ozonized continuously to the treatment water. The system is patented by Green Biozone. Each equipment is designed according to the customer’s needs (mainly water type and treatment equipment model). So far, many farmers treat with ozonized irrigation water, filling the tank with it, with good results but not comparable with being able to ozonize at the same time as it is treated. It is also important to study the treatment equipment, because for the best result it is important to make a wetting that provides an optimal leaf coverage.
Why use ozone in agriculture?
Many groups of researchers have concluded that ozone, which is a gas with high oxidizing power, could be the best option for eliminating microorganisms and weeds, since it is not a pollutant and its only residue in the soil is oxygen.
When ozone is applied to the soil it releases a large amount of oxygen radicals, so much so that it becomes “a poison” for microorganisms.
The tests were conducted on a typical strawberry soil because it is a very sensitive soil that requires disinfection every cycle. With two 15-minute applications, 95% disinfection was achieved, which can only be surpassed by methyl bromide.
Ozone in agricultural soils
By using an ozone generator to disinfect agricultural soils, it is possible to prepare them for cultivation, without leaving any residues behind. The use of chemical phytosanitary products is avoided, and with it the contamination they generate.