By Nano-Yield
Aqua-Yield's proven, patented nanoliquid technology encapsulates the inputs you already use into tiny nanoparticles that glide through foliar and root barriers, lodging themselves in the right locations within a plant to deliver their payloads. Aqua-Yield nanoliquids effectively work as a delivery system for nutrients and crop protection products. The nanoliquid technology protects molecules from environmental losses and efficiently delivers them to plants at the cellular level. Nanoliquid Encapsulation: Loading particles Each of the Aqua-Yield nanoliquid products are specifically designed to function in a way to meet certain needs of a growing crop. Through a process of electrical charges and diffusion, nanoparticles are loaded with hundreds or even thousands of nutrient molecules. The nanoparticle works as a shield to protect the molecules and act as a nutrient delivery vehicle. When a nanoliquid is added to the fertilizer solution in a tank, the nutrient molecules of the fertilizer are immediately attracted to the nanoparticle and form an outer layer. For example, a negatively charged particle will attract potassium or calcium. Aqua-Yield uses a different process called endocytosis to bring the loaded nanoparticles into the cell where the “payload” is delivered. Endocytosis is a means of bulk transport in which the cell uses energy (ATP) for substances that cannot be diffused across the plant membrane. More specifically, pinocytosis is the way a cell processes incoming fluids, known as “cell drinking”. The cell membrane receives the nanoliquid by engulfing it, creating a cavity filled with extracellular fluid and then forming a vesicle. The vesicle then breaks off and is transported within the cell. When soil applied, the nanoparticles stay in solution or loosely cling to soil colloids, remaining available to deliver nutrients to the plant. Electrostatic forces draw the particles forward, and through the lightly negative-charged cellulose-rich cell wall of crop tissues. When foliar applied, the nanoparticles adhere to the plant surface in preparation of crossing through the cuticle, cell wall, and plasma membrane. The most notable difference is that through the process of endocytosis, one nanoparticle can deliver a thousand nutrient ions, whereas in the process of diffusion each nutrient ion must individually pass through the cell membrane. It is for this reason that the concentrated nature of the Aqua-Yield nanoliquids allows for much lower application rates (ounces) than a conventional liquid fertilizer (gallons).
