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Sign upAn agricultural system to zap weeds with electricity instead of chemicals herbicides
RootWave
RootWave uses electricity to kill weeds and is a scalable and sustainable alternative to herbicides.
An agricultural system to zap weeds with electricity instead of chemicals herbicides
An electrode touches a weed. This creates a circuit. The high voltages establish a current instantaneously. The natural resistance of the weed turns that electricity energy into heat. This boils the weed inside out from the root upwards. RootWave is a new technology and is creating new products to harness the technology. Using high frequencies as this technology does, it allows you to miniaturise the equipment and ensure it is inherently safer since it minimises the risk of electrical shock. RootWave is sustainable, organic, it does not use water and can be powered using green energy from solar and wind, no-till (does not disturb the soil and thus reduces carbon emissions and soil erosion), and is cost-comparable with using herbicides.
RootWave
RootWave uses electricity to kill weeds and is a scalable and sustainable alternative to herbicides.
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