The long research and the subsequent testing carried out at all levels and in a vast range of geographical areas on GLUCONATES (proprietary medicines used to give nutritional elements to people who are particularly weak or are in health conditions that require the largest and best availability of nutritional substances (pregnancy, pathological state induced by critical clinical pathologies), absolute innovation (never mentioned in any text on Chemical Agriculture and/or scientific documentation for the nutrition and/or vegetable defence) for which I request the European patent, it has demonstrated that the nutritional components administered to the plants as GLUCONATES, represent the formulation that permits us to obtain the best Technical-Agronomical results, so summarized:

• 1. A HIGH LEVEL OF PLANT ASSIMILATION;
• 2. REDUCED ASSIMILATION TIME;
• 3. REDUCED ADDITION OF NUTRITIONAL ELEMENTS TO THE CULTIVATION;
• 4. NO LOSS OF PRODUCT ADMINISTERED;
• 5. SAVING;
• 6. REDUCTION OF POLLUTION BY AT LEAST 90%.

The nutrition of components administered to the plants as GLUCONATES, become systematical, in which, Gluconic Acid stimulates the absorption of the component or the substances with which it is bound, penetrating the lymphatic system very rapidly (from 2 to 4 hours), through the foliage system, the radical system and through the cortex.

Through numerous research and testing I have carried out, I have noticed that the COPPER GLUCONATE (with a percentage in Cu Metal of 5-6%) allowed me to have healthy plants free form fungus and bacterial attacks, administering it to the plant every 9-10 days, doses of cc. 250-400/Hectolitre of water reducing, therefore, the administration of metal Copper of a least 90% (compared with Copper Oxichlorides and Sulphate) with far superior results.

The invention for which I request the European patent, is the result of a meticulous scientific research and of careful field testing carried out by a Researcher and Technician who has operated in the agricultural sector for over twenty years, this has allowed me to evaluate and confront the existing traditional methods, with this new plant nutrition technique, that at the same time increases the resistance to Fungus and Bacteria for a strong production of FITOALEXINE in the plants.

The GLUCONATES, allow us to administer nutrition via the leaves as well as via the roots, eliminating any loss of nutritional substance, as the plants adsorb them; they also allow us to eleminate the dangerous Nitrates (Studies carried out worldwide, show their unequivocal responsibility of substances with an oncological risk) and to administer to the plants a dose of components that they really need, in each phenological stage, without creating an exaggerated build up.

The formulation of all the GLUCONATES, needs as a base Gluconic Acid (Chemical Name: Acid D(-)-pentaidroxicaproic) C6H1207 which is commercialised, Gluconic Acid at 50% concentration. Gluconic Acid is a yellowish organic acid, with pH 1,8 Thickness 1,23-1,25 g/cm3, with a high biodegradable percentage (98% after 2 days).

To prepare the GLUCONATE, we must always use raw materials of the finest purity and thickness, to allow us to have a GLUCONATE which is stable and functional.

For example, if we want to prepare the COPPER GLUCONATE at 6% of Metal Copper, we must use a Copper Oxide (Oxidulo of Copper) at 75% of concentration, which will be slowly mixed in with the Gluconic Acid at 8%; the same rule applies if we want to produce other Gluconates, keeping in mind that the relationship between Gluconic Acid and Component that is going towards "Chelate" should never be below 60% for Gluconic Acid (50% concentration), that is 60 gr. of Gluconic Acid at 50% and 40 gr. of the component and/or nutritional mixture that is formed.

In preparing the GLUCONATE the mixtures have to be slowly applied and at room temperature of at least 15°C; when the products which should be added to the Gluconic Acid moves by about five grades, it is advisable that the mixing happens slowly and divided into 10/12 hours.

The GLUCONATES should always be left in a slow agitation, for about 6-12 hours, according to the product being used.