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Sunday, March 9, 2014

NU 6 by Verman Reyes Coconut Water Fertilizer

Coconut Water Fertilizer - NU6-2

Coconut water as a fertilizer? Yes, coconut water can be used as a fertilizer to increase the yield of crops. Reference say that coconut water can be used as plant growth hormones. Plant growth hormones is used as media in plant tissue culture, a biotechnology process in producing plantlets or seedlings in commercial quantity in laboratories. The global fertilizer industry is a multi-billion dollar industry, and there is a rising demand for growth due to the increasing demand for food as an effect of the growing population globally.

Coconut water contains Cytokinins which help cell division and growth in plants. Reference say that cytokinins can increase 5% to 10% cotton plant harvest in drought conditions. Just imagine using cytokinins in normal farm conditions. It might increase farm produce by 10% to 20% or even more depending on the farming practices of farmers. The great thing about this is that coconut water is a natural by-product in coconut palms and can be used in organic farming to produce crops sustainably.

What pisses me off is that Philippines is a coconut-producing country, and most probably the number one producer in terms of nuts harvested in the world. And the sad part is that copra-producing provinces in the Philippines just throw the coconut water after harvesting the mature coconuts for copra. Talk about waste of resources. I know this because my father was a coconut farmer in Laguna.

The idea might be interesting, but how about the process in making coconut water as a fertilizer? Well, coconut water spoils fast and must be used or consumed immediately, or stored in cold storage for preservation. But to be used as a liquid fertilizer for plant supplement or plant growth hormone stored in normal temperature, we must separate the sucrose from the coconut water which makes coconut water spoil fast.

Coconut water fertilizer production process are as follows:

1. Collect coconut water from copra producers
2. Storage of coconut water for sucrose separation
3. Sieving of coconut water of unwanted materials
4. Bottling and labelling of coconut water
5. Quality control and checking of bottled coconut water
6. Package bottled coconut water fertilizer
7. Brand the coconut water fertilizer as "Coconut Fertilizer Spray"

(why dont you work on this?  4.  Also rich in potassium)

If we could develop coconut water as a fertilizer, then we could help increase the yield of crops of farmers in the country, and consequently increase the income of coconut farmers. Lastly, we could provide a cheap natural fertilizer supplement alternative for farmers, thus, lessening the cost of inputs of farmers not just in the Philippines, but in the whole world. The product is safe and sustainable.

Regards,

Verman T. Reyes
AGSB-Regis Clark




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