Panopa a Humates akudziwika kuti ndi njira imodzi yokha yothandiza kwambiri pa ulimi wokhazikika ndipo akuvomerezedwa m'mafamu angapo. Humate ndizochitika mwachilengedwe, nthaka yovunda pang'ono yokhala ndi ma humic, fulvic ndi ulmic acid, komanso phulusa lochepa ndi zitsulo zapoizoni.
Tonsefe timadziwa kufunika kwa madzi ndi zakudya m’moyo wa nyama ndi zomera. Tizilombo tating'ono tabwino timene timakhala m'nthaka timakulanso chifukwa cha kuchuluka kwa madzi ndi zakudya. Kuonjezera zinthu zachilengedwe zonse m'nthaka kungathandize kulimbikitsa ntchito za tizilombo tating'onoting'ono, kuwonjezera kudya zakudya komanso kuchepetsa kukokoloka kwa nthaka, pakati pa maubwino ena ambiri.
Mukawonjezeredwa kumitundu yosiyanasiyana ya dothi, ma humates achilengedwe atsimikiziridwa kuti achita izi:
- Khalani ngati chelator wamphamvu, kumangiriza zakudya m'nthaka ndikuwonjezera kumera kwa mbewu ndikuchepetsa kutayika kwa michere chifukwa cha kukhetsa. Ma Humates amathandizira kuti nthaka ikhale yabwino, kapangidwe kake, kapendekedwe komanso kusunga madzi ndikugwiritsa ntchito kulikonse.
- Limbikitsani kukula kwa zomera ndi chitukuko cha mizu. Akagwiritsidwa ntchito ku zomera zomwe zikukula, ma humates amadzimadzi amachita mofanana ndi hormone ya zomera ya auxin, yomwe imalimbikitsa kukula kwa zomera ndi kukula kwa mizu. Ma Humates awonetsedwa kuti amachulukitsa kumera ndikukula kwa mbewu ndi 5 peresenti akagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati mbewu.
- Wonjezerani mpweya ndi mpweya. Ma Humates amakhala ndi mpweya wambiri komanso mpweya. Kafukufuku akuwonetsa kuti mpweya ukhoza kukhala wolepheretsa kwambiri dothi, osati phosphorous, potaziyamu kapena nayitrogeni, monga ambiri amakhulupilira. Humate amathandizira mpweya m'nthaka m'njira ziwiri: kuchokera ku humates eni ake komanso kuwonongeka kwa zotsalira, zomwe zimachulukitsa nthaka.
- Wonjezerani feteleza, kupangitsa kuti ndalama izi zikhale zogwira mtima komanso zothandiza. Akagwiritsidwa ntchito feteleza, feteleza ndi zinthu zina zimatha kukhala zopatsa mphamvu kuposa 30 peresenti.
- Konzani kamangidwe ka nthaka. Ma Humates amasintha kupenya kwa dothi, porosity, mphamvu yosunga madzi, mayamwidwe, malo amtunda ndi kusinthana kwa ma cation, zomwe zingapangitse chonde, kupanga ndi phindu kwa alimi.
- Wonjezerani kulimba kwa mbewu. Ma Humates amamangiriza ku ma enzymes owopsa a nthaka kuti asalowe mu mmera. Ichi ndichifukwa chake dothi lokhala ndi humus wambiri, lomwe mwachibadwa limakhala ndi asidi wambiri wa humic, limavutika ndi matenda ochepa kusiyana ndi dothi lopanda humus.
- Wonjezerani kusunga madzi m'nthaka. Humate ili ndi mphamvu yosunga madzi kwambiri—kuchuluka kuwirikiza ka 10 kulemera kwake m’madzi ikasakanizidwa m’nthaka. Zotsatira zake, mbewu zimafuna ulimi wothirira pang'ono, zomwe zimachepetsa mtengo, zomwe zimapangitsa mbewu kugwiritsa ntchito bwino chinyontho chachilengedwe cha mvula.
- Kulimbikitsa bowa zothandiza. Humates ndiye cholimbikitsa champhamvu kwambiri chodziwika bwino cha bowa wopindulitsa m'nthaka. Izi zikuphatikizapo zophatikizira nthaka, zomwe zimamanga humus wokhazikika, ndi tizilombo toyambitsa matenda timathandiza kuthetsa matenda ndi kupanga nthaka yolimba. Bowa opindulitsa nthawi zambiri ndi omwe amakhudzidwa kwambiri ndi ntchito zaulimi.
Dan Olk ndi Dana Dinnes, ofufuza a USDA's Agricultural Research Service, adachita kafukufuku wambiri m'mafamu kudutsa Midwest kuti ayese mphamvu ya humate pa mbewu ndi nthaka. Awiriwa adatsimikiza kuti ma humates ndi oyenera kuganiziridwa kuti alimbikitse kukula kwa mbewu ndi mizu ndi zokolola. Adalembanso kubweza kwabwino pazachuma, kuwonongeka mwachangu kwa zotsalira, komanso kuchuluka kwa mizu ndi kukula kwake pogwiritsa ntchito ma humates panthawi yamaphunziro awo.
Kafukufuku wopangidwa ndi Southern Illinois-based Top Shot Ag pa minda ya chimanga ku Illinois pa chilala cha 2012 adatsimikiza kuti minda yomwe imathandizidwa ndi humate idakhalabe yathanzi, yobiriwira komanso yobiriwira, pomwe minda yosatetezedwa idawoneka yofiirira komanso yopsinjika. Mawonekedwe amlengalenga a infrared a magawo owerengera omwewo adawonetsa gawolo lomwe limagwiritsidwa ntchito ndi humate ngati kufiyira kowala, chisonyezero champhamvu cha kupirira kwachilala. Munda wosasamalidwa udawoneka wobiriwira pa chithunzi cha infrared, zomwe zikuwonetsa kusalolera bwino kwa chilala. Munda wothiridwa ndi humate umatulutsa matani 150 pa ekala, pomwe munda wosasamalidwa umatulutsa mabasi 50 mpaka 75 pa ekala.
Wolima amakumbutsidwa kusamala posankha humates. Monga zinthu zina zonse, ma humates amapezeka mosiyanasiyana komanso mosiyanasiyana. Pali njira zitatu zoyesera zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito poyesa anthu, koma imodzi yokha mwa mayeserowa imatha kuzindikira anthu ochita zachiwerewere-monga nyanja zamchere, NPK, malasha, molasses ndi lignofulfonates-zomwe zingapangitse milingo yonyenga ya ndende zenizeni za humates. Zosakaniza izi zikhoza kapena sizikuwoneka pamndandanda wazinthu zomwe zimapangidwa chifukwa nthawi zambiri zimasakanikirana ndi opanga. Kafukufuku waposachedwa ndi International Humic Substances Society adapeza kuti njira zoyesera "zokhazikika" zidalephera kuzindikira kupezeka kwa ma lignosulfonates muzinthu zamtundu.
Humate wochokera ku Brookside Agra adayesedwa kuti ali ndi 12 peresenti ya ma humic ndi fulvic acid opindulitsa; zinthu zina zopikisana za humate zimakhala zotsika kwambiri mpaka 4 peresenti. Ma Humates ochokera ku Brookside Agra alinso achilengedwe komanso ovomerezeka a OMRI kuti agwiritse ntchito organic.