PHC® Yuccah® Helps Producers Manage Water Efficiency
As water shortages, costs of water supplies, and drought loom ever more threateningly over agriculture, PHC is developing new, nature-based tools to help producers increase the efficient and efficacious use of water resources.
PHC® Yuccah® is a performance-enhanced wetting agent and soil penetrant derived from the Yucca Schidigera plant. This unique desert plant produces natural surfactants to help it use water more efficiently. These surfactant compounds can help other plants survive extreme heat, drought, and sol salinity found in some harsh climates.
Yucca Schidigera extracts also contain natural saponins that promote beneficial microbial activity in the soil. Although pure yucca extracts are highly effective surfactants, PHC Yuccah is a liquid formulation modified to enhance wetting and penetrant properties for outstanding performance.
PHC Yuccah is an ideal choice as an adjuvant for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs. It is not phytotoxic, even when applied in hot, dry conditions. PHC Yuccah also may be used as a non-ionic surfactant with many crop protection chemicals and fertilizers.
PHC Yuccah is highly recommended as a preferred tank mix partner to enhance results with PHC BioPak, PHC Complete Plus, and PHC Colonize AG. By adding PHC Yuccah to a comprehensive soil profile management program, expected results include:
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More uniform movement of water within the soil profile
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Fewer and less severe dry spots
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Increased water penetration with drench, injection, and fertigation treatments
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Increased spreadability of wettable pesticides or fertilizers