HOW AND WHY IT WORKS

The fertilizers from the manufacturer Ferticell contain a concentrated solution of cells and cellular extracts that include algae and bacteria, being unicellular plants of natural origin.

The unique characteristic of the different types of cells used in our Ferticell is their ability to store large amounts of nutrients such as amino acids, microelements and vitamins within their cell walls and then transfer these nutrients to the plant.

Cytoplasmic transmission, or intercellular exchange (ICE), is the mechanism by which the movement of nutrients from Ferticell to the plant cells occurs. ICE is most active in young living cells, particularly those found in leaves and roots.

The conditions required for cytoplasmic transmission are:

A functional connection system between two cells: plasmadesmata (strands of cytoplasm).
A surrounding medium of lower concentration than the two cells. Either the diluted intercellular space or the soil solution.
A difference in the concentration of plasmas in two adjacent cells: Ferticell cells and plant cells.

Cells in Ferticell products are considerably more concentrated than the surrounding solution. The leaf cells contain a solution which is considerably less concentrated than the fertilizer manufacturer Ferticell cells. This difference in concentration initiates the Inter-Cellular Exchange of nutrients from Ferticell into the plant’s leaves. The same process applies to the transfer of Ferticell nutrients into the plant root when products are used via irrigation. Here the Ferticell cell associates with root hairs and the plasma medium enters the soil solution in the immediate area of the hairs.

Although cells appear to be self-contained units, there are tiny pores in the cell wall, through which cytoplasm strands can pass. These strands, called plasmadesmata, play a vital role in providing an interconnection between adjacent cells in such a way that the cytoplasm is continuous between the cells.

If we magnify the leaf and picture it in a three-dimensional section we would see that it is composed of cells, pores and space for air and water. If we concentrate our view on a leaf pore, or stomata, the Ferticell cell is smaller than the stomata and thus can enter the plant leaf when the product is foliar applied. It passes through the stomata into spaces around various leaf cells called the spongy layers. These spaces are occupied with a diluted solution of nutrient and air. It is here that the unique benefits of Ferticell are realized, as nutrients are transferred to the plant. This transfer is a phenomenon known as the “Pressure Transference Phenomenon” or cytoplasmic streaming.

Nutrients will flow from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration (source to sink) to achieve a balance.

Nutrient-rich Ferticell cells of fertilizer manufacturer transfer the cytoplasm to nutrient depleted leaf cells, which in turn are transferred to other cells and plant parts for storage, growth, regeneration and reproduction.

Ferticell cells in the soil will also unlock any nutrients in the soil and transfer them to the plant. The result will be a diffusion of water into the Ferticell cell from the leaf cell. Ferticell cells, containing cytoplasm with its nutrients, will be carried along in a mass flow to the leaf cell. The mass flow will cease when enough nutrients have been moved from the Ferticell cell to the leaf cell to balance the concentration of both solutions.

The likely scenario, following the achievement of this balance is that Ferticell cells from our fertilizer manufacturer will die and release their remaining nutrients into the inter-cellular medium or soil solution. These nutrients, automatically become available for diffusion across the cell membrane by active transport.