Apr 28, 2017Magnetized water increases yields with up to 20 percent less water
Improving water quality with the forces of physics instead of chemicals, to solve soil salinity problems and increase yields while also saving water, fuel and time. That’s what Magnation Water Technologies said its magnetic in-line water treatment and filtration systems is designed to provide.
Shelley, Idaho grower Bryan Searle first learned about Magnation and using magnets in irrigation mainlines from an equipment dealer several years ago. He decided to test the device on one of his pivots growing potatoes, versus another pivot without the magnet filtration system.
“There was a reduction in the use of water, I would say between 10 and 20 percent. We had about three turns of the pivot less which equates to about 2-inches water,” Searle said of the Magnation system.
Searle also said petiole samples were pulled from both fields and the nutrient content from the magnetized water side was higher. “The Magnation unit changes the pH of the water and helps the plant to take up nutrients more efficiently,” he said.
According to Magnation Water Technologies, the system works when regular groundwater that’s laden with salts flows through the magnetized filtration system. The water pressure and force of the flow over the magnets breaks the chemical bonds of salt from water molecules to improve soil infiltration, improve moisture retention and stimulate soil health, the company said.
By David Fairbourn, managing editor
