The science is clear: enhancing CO2 levels in the proximity of a plant’s leaves results in healthier plants and higher yields.
This is because CO2 – along with water and sunlight – is a key component of photosynthesis.
The functional challenge is to deliver the right amount of CO2 to the right place at the right time. Open-air environmental factors such wind, heat and sunlight make this a daunting challenge.
AG Gas has invested nearly $4 million to refine the science and practice of enhancing CO2 in open field environments. Much of the work was done in collaboration with U.C. Davis, Cal State Fresno’s Center for Irrigation Technology, Cal Poly, USDA Parlier Research Station, and the U.C. Kearney Agricultural Center. The resulting AG Gas-proprietary and patents-pending systems, branded Carbogation, deliver prescriptive amounts of CO2 where and when crops can best use it.
Carbogation systems have been field-tested on a variety of crops. A fresh market tomato trial, for example, yielded a 120% increase in marketable tomatoes by weight, quantity, and quality after applying CO2 gas daily during the growing season and adjusting for weather conditions and daylight hours.
Besides yield data, AG Gas has built a library of proprietary information that includes ideal gas distribution pressures, the effects of various weather conditions, optimum daily application rates by crop, and end-to-end system design and engineering that includes all interconnected components and devices required to make it all work.
The Carbogation “black box” control unit adjusts gas flow in real-time to deliver optimum results based on extant field conditions. Although most of the system’s components are off-the-shelf items developed for the irrigation and gas distribution industries, the unique configuration allows for prescriptive delivery of CO2 gas to the plants.
Carbogation systems can deliver:
This is because CO2 – along with water and sunlight – is a key component of photosynthesis.
The functional challenge is to deliver the right amount of CO2 to the right place at the right time. Open-air environmental factors such wind, heat and sunlight make this a daunting challenge.
AG Gas has invested nearly $4 million to refine the science and practice of enhancing CO2 in open field environments. Much of the work was done in collaboration with U.C. Davis, Cal State Fresno’s Center for Irrigation Technology, Cal Poly, USDA Parlier Research Station, and the U.C. Kearney Agricultural Center. The resulting AG Gas-proprietary and patents-pending systems, branded Carbogation, deliver prescriptive amounts of CO2 where and when crops can best use it.
Carbogation systems have been field-tested on a variety of crops. A fresh market tomato trial, for example, yielded a 120% increase in marketable tomatoes by weight, quantity, and quality after applying CO2 gas daily during the growing season and adjusting for weather conditions and daylight hours.
Besides yield data, AG Gas has built a library of proprietary information that includes ideal gas distribution pressures, the effects of various weather conditions, optimum daily application rates by crop, and end-to-end system design and engineering that includes all interconnected components and devices required to make it all work.
The Carbogation “black box” control unit adjusts gas flow in real-time to deliver optimum results based on extant field conditions. Although most of the system’s components are off-the-shelf items developed for the irrigation and gas distribution industries, the unique configuration allows for prescriptive delivery of CO2 gas to the plants.
Carbogation systems can deliver:
- Healthier and higher-yielding crops
- Greater water-use efficiency
- Reduced vulnerability to air pollution
- Higher wilt points
- Increased root mass