When farmers think about crop nutrition, the focus usually lands on NPK — nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. These nutrients are indeed vital, but they make up only a small fraction of the actual mass of a crop.
What often gets overlooked are the elements that truly dominate plant biomass: hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen.
Take potatoes as an example. While nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium combined account for less than 5% of their composition, hydrogen alone makes up more than 40% by weight. This same story plays out across nearly every crop.
Sugar beets, soybeans, and corn all depend on hydrogen as a fundamental building block of carbohydrates, proteins, and metabolic energy. Yet hydrogen has historically been the “missing piece” in crop nutrition strategies. Fertilizers add NPK, but they don’t supply hydrogen directly.
That’s where Growthful by Aqueus comes in. Using patented stabilized hydronium technology, Growthful provides plants with bioavailable hydrogen — 10× more than rainwater.
This stabilized hydrogen chemistry works like a gentle, weak acid in the soil. It helps free bound nutrients such as phosphorus, calcium, and potassium, making them available for plant uptake. The result is more efficient use of NPK, enhanced photosynthesis, and improved crop performance across the board.
Sugar Beets (Michigan Sugar Company Trials, 2021–2024):
Growthful applications increased yields by an average of +1,310 lbs./acre, with higher recoverable sugar per acre.
Soybeans (Walton Farms, Michigan, 2020):
Fields treated with Growthful produced an average +20 bushels per acre over untreated checks, generating a net ROI of $494,100 across 2,700 acres.
Potatoes (Nebraska & Michigan Trials):
Independent, third-party tests showed an average +13% yield increase. In Nebraska, treated potatoes averaged nearly double the weight per tuber compared to controls.
Tomatoes (Beem Agro Sciences, California, 2021):
Three applications of Growthful produced a +24.3% increase in yield in tons per acre, adding $958 in profit per acre.
Lettuce (TKM Farms, Florida, 2023):
Growthful applications boosted yields by +5,610 lbs./acre, translating to an additional $1,065 ROI per acre.
NPK matters — but it’s not the whole story. Hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon are the true foundations of plant biomass. Carbon comes from the atmosphere, oxygen comes from water and soil air, but hydrogen has historically been overlooked.
Growthful™ changes that. By delivering stabilized hydrogen and oxygen chemistry directly into the soil, it helps crops make better use of NPK, unlock bound nutrients, and build stronger yields.
For growers, that means more yield, more sugar, more protein, and more return from every acre. Learn more about Growthful and see the full case studies at aqueus.com.
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