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| AXIS increases available water | AXIS increases soil heat capacity |
 Increased
available water means that AXIS holds moisture in reserve for use by plants
during droughty conditions.It was previously believed that inorganic amendments held water too "tightly" to be used by plants. This research proves that AXIS releases water making it available to plants. |
 Higher
heat capacity means that a soil will warm or cool more slowly, giving turf
managers more latitude when responding to dramatic temperature changes. |
| AXIS increases soil permeability | AXIS reduces soil bulk density |
 Increases
in both available water and permeability are desirable, but were generally
thought to be mutually exclusive properties until science proved AXIS does
both. |
 Added
to USGA sand and sand/peat greens mixes, AXIS dramatically reduces soil bulk
density because of its internal porosity. Other inorganic amendments, such
as clays and zeolites, do not reduce soil bulk density as effectively on a
volume to volume basis. |
| More and deeper roots | Improved clipping yields during stress |
 AXIS
promotes deeper roots, and greater numbers of fine root hairs. This graph
indicates increase of total root mass at the 6" to 8" depth. A stronger root
system helps turf and plants resist disease, drought, and other stress
factors. |
 The
ability of AXIS to aid in droughty conditions is indicated by improved
clipping yields when turf is under water stress. |
| Increased transpiration | Better looking turf during stress |
 Differences
in cumulative evapo-transpiration are a good indicator of the overall health
of turf. In this study, turn in AXIS plots outperforms turf in USGA coarse
sand / peat mix under water stress conditions. |
 Early
in the Ohio State research, it was noted that turf planted in an AXIS mix
was visibly greener during times of water stress. This highly beneficial
effect was measured and recorded. |
Experts Agree: AXIS is Highly EffectiveStates Dr. Raj Mehta, noted microbiologist, "AXIS produces an oxygenating effect in soil because of its unique internal porosity. Beneficial bacteria thrive under such conditions, given adequate moisture, temperature, and food source. Healthy populations of beneficial bacteria such as Azotobacter sp., Pseudomanas sp., Bacillus sp., and beneficial fungi produce enzymes that are antagonistic toward damaging soil organisms such at Pythium, Rhizoctonia, and Fusarium." |
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Concludes Dr. Ed McCoy,
"By addition of 10% AXIS to sand / peat blends,
we observed the following improvement in root zone parameters:
University of Florida Nursery Research Hibiscus and azalea plants grown in AXIS for five months under regular drip irrigation conditions were 40% larger. Under simulated drought conditions, plants grown in AXIS were 25% larger. |
Other Research AXIS has been tested at numerous other universities with similar results. Ongoing research is currently being conducted at Ohio State University to quantify water savings in sand based systems. For copies of additional research, contact EnviroTech Soil Solutions, Inc. Water Savings Research Results Dr. Ed McCoy, Ohio State University, December 2004 Estimated, 20-year irrigation savings from the addition of 10% AXIS to a pure sand or sand/peat root zone. Savings are based on the reduction of irrigation depth as compared with the unamended system. Also shown are the percent reductions in the number of irrigation events from addition of 10% AXIS to pure sand or a sand/peat root zone. Complete article... AXIS RATIONALE Evaluating sand for athletic turf. Bingaman, D.E. and H. Kohnke. 1970. Agronomy Journal. Complete Article... Summary of
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