The study
Plant and soil research
Regeneration of soil health through coherent water
Bacteria in the soil
Soil: the bowels of the plant world
During photosynthesis, plants produce their own sugars, which are later used for their growth and development. These explosions of growth are visible in the form of new leaves, flowers and fruits. But below the surface, beyond the view of the naked eye, another fascinating process takes place.
As the plant grows deeper into the soil, it secretes up to 40% of those sugars into the thin layer of soil around its roots. At first glance, this seems wasteful, but in reality it is brilliant. In that thin layer of soil, the sugars are absorbed by bacteria, which in turn provide the plant with absorbable forms of iron, phosphorus, nitrogen and other essential minerals. The plant could not extract these compounds from the soil itself, so it has entered into a symbiotic relationship with bacteria, exchanging sugar for absorbable forms of essential nutrients.
In many ways, soil bacteria are the extended gut of the plant, playing as crucial a role in plant health as gut flora plays in our health.
Coherent water encourages bacterial diversity
In 2021, we conducted a study of cherry tomato plants watered with plain or coherent water for 4 months. We then analyzed the bacterial diversity of their soil. The analysis was performed using DNA sequencing, an advanced method for screening biological samples for the presence of specific genes, called marker genes.
First, all DNA was extracted from the soil and then scanned for the presence of a marker gene called 16S. By counting the number of copies of the 16S gene in a soil sample, we could essentially determine the number of different bacterial species present – a parameter called bacterial diversity.
The study found that bacterial diversity was significantly higher in soil from plants watered with Analemma water. This result was remarkable, especially given the fact that the soil used in the study had previously been extensively treated with glyphosate, which is known to adversely affect soil bacteria.
Positive effects on the nitrogen cycle
In addition to bacterial diversity, we used the same soil samples to analyze their chemical composition. This revealed another striking difference in the soil that was watered with Analemma water compared to plain water. Three parameters related to the nitrogen cycle were significantly changed, showing that total nitrogen levels in the soil increased and more became available to plants.
This result can be fed back to soil microorganisms. Although soil naturally contains sources of organic nitrogen, this nitrogen usually exists in inactive forms that cannot be used directly by plants. This is where bacteria come in. They convert inactive nitrogen into nitrates and ammonia that plants can break down as food and use to synthesize their own proteins.
Watering plants with Analemma water resulted in increased bacterial diversity, and these bacterial communities appear to have produced more available nitrogen. This process, known as mineralization, is essential to soil fertility and affects all aspects of plant growth and ultimately food production.
The road to sustainable and regenerative agriculture
The increase in bacterial diversity and the altered nitrogen cycle indicate an incredible effect of coherent water on soil fertility and productivity. It is amazing how something as simple as revitalized water can make such a significant difference. This combination of simplicity and efficiency places Analemma at the heart of the agricultural revolution and regeneration our planet demands.
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