ASL™ Technical Products are pure extracts of fresh Ascophyllum nodosum marine plants harvested from the cold and clean North Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia.

      Judicious use of ASL™ TP supplements a well-balanced crop nutrition program. Increased crop productivity is a result of proper utilization of the nutrients provided. The levels of major and minor nutrients must be adequate to support the increase in production. To achieve desired results, timing and rates of applications are very important to maximize efficacy. It’s ASL™ Technical Products that give your crops the Power to produce optimal results.

      When added to a regular soil crop nutrition program, ASL™ TP “feeds” beneficial rhizosphere micro-organisms. It’s those microbes that produce plant growth stimulatory compounds (plant growth hormones such as auxins and cytokinins) that result in increased root (and shoot) growth.

California U.S.A. Potato Grower demonstrating the Power of ASL™ TP on his commercial potato crop.

      This results in:

	Improved seedling establishments,
	Better crop anchorage, and
	A larger root system to take up nutrients and water.

      Those same microbes can be antagonistic to certain soil-borne fungal pathogens - they produce digestive enzymes that attack the fungal hyphae and may also produce antibiotics that kill the pathogen. Those same micro-organisms compete for space, nutrients and water, which results in fewer disease symptoms on the plants, plus improved seedling establishment due to less damping off and other diseases.