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Dissolve Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts
& Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets in Ordinary Water

The labels for Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts and Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets
state to mix the products with WATER only; do not use solvents.

Never use Alcohol to Dissolve Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts & Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets!

Citation:

Dr. Blazick writes in 'Chemicals and Formulations used to promote adventitious rooting' (page 138) in Davis, Haissig and Sankhla, Adventitious Root Formation in Cuttings, Dioscorides Press, Portland, 1988.

"It is best to avoid using full or near full strength (95-100%) alcohol because it may dehydrate and injure basal stem tissue".

He goes on to say:

"Lack of practical experience with this technique can result in killing or severely injuring cuttings during treatment. Solution concentrations must be carefully adjusted to the species and degree of lignification of the cutting; duration of treatment must also be not too long."

Other factors he considered:

  1. Alcohol evaporates rapidly therefore the auxin concentration of the solution will elevate as the solution becomes reduced.
  2. Too high a concentration of alcohol will cause the cuttings to die.
  3. Cuttings may drag in excess moisture to the solution therefore changing the concentration.
  4. Alcohol may absorb water from humid air.

Surely (3) and (4) may not be as important a consideration (in production) than (1) or especially (2).

Other factors to consider:

  1. Alcohol is flammable. Users must be advised not to have open flame in the area. Suitable fire safe storage must be provided.
  2. Worker safety must be considered. There health hazards when handling alcohol
  • Avoid breathing vapors
  • Avoid contact with eyes and skin.
  • Protective equipment must be provided.

Do not use ALCOHOL to make your plant rooting solutions!
You make fresh plant rooting solutions using Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts & Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets by mixing in ordinary water.

Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salt  and Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablet solutions contain the most popular active ingredient IBA plant hormone for rooting cuttings.

Generic premix rooting solutions use IBA dissolved in alcohol; these solutions often precipitate and require buffering.

Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts are fully soluble in ordinary WATER to more than 60,000 ppm IBA active ingredient. The active ingredients stay in solution.

Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts and Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets are registered, have no special PPE and have a Zero hour REI.

 

Do not use alcohol on plants !

Alcohol will likely dehydrate and injure plant tissue:
Lack of practical experience will likely kill or injure cuttings especially if a high a concentration of alcohol is used.
Adjusting alcohol solutions for species & degree of cutting lignification is difficult. Treatment time may be critical and short. Wet cuttings drag in excess moisture to the alcohol base solution and will change the concentration.
Alcohol is difficult to handle:
Alcohol is flammable. Caution! Do not to have an open flame near use. You must have fire safe storage. Users must be warned to avoid breathing vapors, avoid contact with eyes and skin and use protective equipment. Alcohol vaporizes rapidly; the active ingredient concentration increases as the solution evaporates.

 

Product Selection to make Fresh Rooting Solutions

RHIZOPON AA WATER SOLUBLE TABLETS
Use the pre-dosed tablets with water to make your own freshest solutions in any concentration.
You measure the dosage by simply counting tablets and mix into water. A scale is not needed.

HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS
Use the easy to measure powder with water to make your own freshest solutions in any concentration. You can make solutions to over 60,000 ppm IBA active ingredients. The Salts are an economical for making large solution volumes. Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts is an easier to use and registered replacement technical IBA and K-IBA.

RHIZOPON AA WATER SOLUBLE TABLETS and HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS products are completely free of potentially phyto-toxic and flammable alcohol. You make solutions from very dilute to extremely concentrated. The solutions are odorless. Both are US EPA registered with WPS Zero Hour REI. Growers can apply the products and remain in the growing area. There is minimum PPE with no notification requirement.

 

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Dissolving Hortus IBA Water Soluble SaltsHortus IBA Water Soluble Salts
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Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts Mixing Instruction 
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The advantage of Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets and Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts is briefly discussed:

K-IBA a plant rooting hormone
Advances using Indole-3-butyric Acid (IBA) dissolved in water for rooting cuttings, transplanting and grafting.

 

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The suggestions for the use of Rhizopon AA #1, #2 and #3, Rhizopon AA Water Soluble Tablets and Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts are based on the outcome of tests and experiments carried out by international testing stations, research centers, scientific publications and Rhizopon and Hortus USA's own research. Testing is essential. Suitable test rates should be used on a small portion of the crop before doing extensive treatment. Select the rate which provides the desired effect. The actual conditions at your facility may not be the same as the place were the data was obtained. You might find highly successful results if you vary the concentrations somewhat from the listed amount. | Warranty |

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