Well, it sounds like we have hit the end of the road for this week’s AMA. Thanks to Sam Kanes, Matt Juklius, and John Archibald for all being part of this revolutionary technology and for taking the time to be with us today!
I’ve got a couple questions. How does the application of your product affect stomatal abundance of treated plants over time? Have you measured plant uptake efficiency with your formulation and recommended application, if so, what is it? What’s the cost per acre per recommended application? Thanks! Very interesting product
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Am I reading correctly that your studies only include your technology vs. no supplemental CO2 whatsoever? Shouldn’t there be a 3rd set of data for atmospheric supplementation if you wanted real data on the increased efficacy of your foliar spray?
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On behalf of CO2 GRO Inc. and my colleagues, I thank all of you for your outstanding questions re why dissolved CO2 Foliar Spray works so effectively adding value and safety to your cannabis and
hemp crops. Sam.
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Our scientific plant grow trial work at St. Cloud State U under Dr. Julius and his team did do some CO2 Foliar Spray versus CO2 gassing plant growth for us as did the U of Guelph hydroponically. For peppers, conclusions were 1) took only 50% of the CO2 gas use to grow 20% more pepper value split 10% more yield and 10% faster growth. For lettuce, our best hydroponic trial versus 800 PPM CO2 gassing showed100% more lettuce leaf biomass. Same for our best lettuce trial foliar spraying 1000 PPM aqueous aeroponically versus 800 PPM gassing.
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We are counting the stomata in the experimentation. No definitive answer yet. The current literature suggests there should be a reduction though over time.
RE plant uptake efficiency, we add 110% of the additional nutrient package required to keep the plant health profile when growing 25%-33% faster to maturity with 90% larger leaves and 45% overall additional plant size.
For the raw cost per acre planted outdoors, our first CO2 use estimate is about 1 tonne of CO2 dissolved per two acre-feet of irrigation. As we spray a fine mist indoors with no wind, we will need a heavier mist outdoors in windier conditions. We will need more frequent use of mobile irrigation equipment for maximum outdoor plant yield and health benefits.
Our service charge is 20% of the incremental value we prove to indoor and outdoor growers via proof from our library of CO2 grow trials or new commercial trials tailored to new customer premises. We then work to a per square foot (indoors) or per acre (outdoors) charge with our customers to cover our site technology license, dissolving CO2 and monitoring equipment, installations etc. Different crops have different values and profitability that we take into account with our customers.
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Great observation and question about the future growth of THC through growing micro-organisms (carriers). Matt is working on algae applications such as bone graft algae material and other medical algae applications.
With genetic modification it is always a trick to see if the algae modification stays stable or deteriorates with future generations (selective drift). If it is stable in the GMO algae it would be great re THC cell growth as you can get a double of algae biomass every 24-48 hours, incredibly reducing grow time.
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No one can have a patent in perpetuity. Also permiability in water is dependent on ph and temperature of water. Also remember the head space in your tank will have CO2 at atmospheric levels, therefore your CO2 water will be losing CO2 to the headspace air as your two different CO2 concentrations will seek equilibrium.
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