Zeolite in Agriculture

Before all our people realise the value of Greek zeolite, they must understand that it is a strategic mineral resource not only for our region of Thrace but for our entire country. Zeolite is not merely a local matter, as some try to portray it. And the sedimentary variety – that is, the natural form – is a resource of intrinsic value with countless applications across a wide range of fields, from science and technology and everyday life, including agriculture and livestock farming. So, if we bear in mind the size of the Greek deposits in Thrace and, at the ... Read more

There are two main categories of arsenic: organic and inorganic. The latter is more toxic than the former. It is a compound of oxygen, chlorine or sulphur. Organic arsenic, on the other hand, is a compound of carbon or hydrogen. In this form, it is toxic in large doses but beneficial in small ones, as it is one of the super-trace elements essential for humans and other animals. It is therefore important to examine soil toxicity in relation to arsenic. Studies have already been carried out showing that, to address the ecotoxicity of an environment contaminated with arsenic, we can ... Read more

N. Lygeros – Incorporating zeolite into apple trees. Kastoria, 28/02/2014 Video Part A Video Part B Photos, Part A Photos Part B

Zeolite apple trees – Nikos Lygeros’s visit to L. Sidiropoulos’s farm in Akrolimni, Pella

Ενσωμάτωση ζεόλιθου σε λαχανόκηπο και γλάστρες στο ράδιο Έβρος στην Ορεστιάδα

Below is the strawberry patch without zeolite

EXPERIMENT We prepared the soil in the seedbed; in the first three rows, we added zeolite in a powder-like particle size of 0.8 millimetres at a concentration of 20 per cent We placed three seeds in each position We covered them with soil. We fitted the base and the top lid to create a warmer environment The 1st and 6th rows contain peppers. The 2nd and 5th rows contain aubergines. The 3rd and 4th rows have tomatoes. When transferring the tomatoes to a larger container, the following changes were observed in the root system: Tomatoes without zeolite tomato plants with ... Read more

Amongst the brand-newpomegranate trees, we chose to placethe ‘stone of life’in honour of the manwho looked after the estate, for he knew that in the futurethiswould bestow the gift of their past– those thousandcrimsonseeds, so that we might never forgetthat a people surviveda genocidethanks to them, for they endured, eachin their own way, the harshwinter and the white carnage. source: http://www.lygeros.org/articles?n=14458&l=gr

Zeolite, when mixed with soil, forms a new compoundto protectourentire country from attacksthat areinvisible but have been ravagingit for years; it’s just that no onehad thoughtof this innovationto present, through theiractionsa new legacyto futuregenerations without complainingabout the past, since they now havethe opportunityto change the world. Source: http://www.lygeros.org/articles?n=14459&l=gr

[gallery link=”file” size=”medium” ids=”10877,10878,10872,10873,10874,10875,10876,10879,10880″] Incorporation of zeolite on the estate of Marios Vangeloudis in the Orestiada plain. Total amount incorporated: 300 kg per stremma, sufficient for a two-year cycle. The next incorporation will take place in one year’s time, at a rate of 150 kg per stremma.

Interview with Nikos Lygeros on TV10 Thessaly, 11 February 2014