PeKacid Technology

PeKacid technology helps maintain irrigation and fertigation systems, while also enhancing crop nutrient uptake. PeKacid’s acidity helps prevent and clear calcium and magnesium deposits which can clog drippers and emitters in fertigation and irrigation systems. With clear drippers and pipes, the efficiency of fertigation systems is improved, ensuring uniform water and nutrient delivery.

The advantages of PeKacid Technology extend beyond maintaining irrigation systems. The acidity can improve nutrient availability, especially in higher pH soils (alkaline) where nutrients can be locked in the soil. By lowering the pH around the root zone, the availability of phosphorus, iron, and other nutrients is improved.

PeKacid Technology brings the advantages of PeKacid to a wide range of ICL Fertilizers, replacing the conventional application of technical acids for agricultural use, resulting in an easier, safer, and more effective fertilization process.

What are the Benefits of PeKacid Technology?

• Reduces the pH of hard water
• Prevents clogging of irrigation and fertigation systems, ensuring uniform water and fertilizer distribution across the field
• Cleans clogged drippers by dissolving precipitates formed during irrigation and fertigation
• The acidifying effect decreases P-fixation in the rhizosphere and promotes the uptake of (trace)elements in alkaline soils (pH>7)
• Simplifies handling thanks to the unique dry form of phosphoric acid.

How do I use PeKacid?

ICL Nova PeKacid is available as a stand-alone crystalline product consisting of phosphoric acid enriched with potassium. PeKacid Technology is also incorporated into a wide range of Agrolution, Nova, and Solinure fertilizers, improving the fertilizers’ efficiency while also helping prevent clogging of pipes and drippers, keeping fertigation systems clean and running efficiently.