Sodium Bicarbonate for agricultural use

Sodium acid carbonate (NaHCO₃), commonly known as Sodium bicarbonate or Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate is a derivative of carbonic acid.

At room temperature, it appears as a white crystalline powder soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol.

For centuries Sodium bicarbonate has been obtained in an impure form, from the ashes of some types of algae and plants from salt lakes. In aqueous solution, if heated below 100 °C, it begins to decompose into carbon dioxide and sodium carbonate giving a mild alkaline reaction.

It is prepared from sodium carbonate, water and carbon dioxide.

In agriculture, it's a particularly suitable solution for the treatment of fungal diseases such as powdery mildew, downy mildew and gray mold, diseases that often affect fruit and vegetable crops, causing several and huge damages to crops.