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Engineer José Antonio Muñoz Cardenas
 Chief of the office of the Zone Leoncio Prado - Padre Abad Evaluation results and achievements obtained in regard to the organic agriculture technique - HOMA THERAPY
Tingo María, August 9th, 1999

With this present letter I want to greet you and at the same time inform you of the achievements obtained through the application of the organic agricultural technique called HOMA THERAPY, inside our areas of production.

The results obtained in the areas of cultivation and upbringing of cattle is attached.
Sincerely,

(Signature)
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Engineer Rosa Cortez Morales
Development Agent
Special project of Alto Huallaga
Tingo María - Peru
 

TECHNICAL REPORT

NAME OF THE FARMER: Edgar Arevalo Potow
FARM:                                   The Three Sisters
AREA:                                    35 Hectares
SECTOR:                               Shrinigal
DISTRICT:                            JOSÉ CRESPO AND CASTILLO-AUCAYACU

1) PHYTOSANITARY SITUATION

* Initial state of the cultivations before applying HOMA THERAPY.

BANANA
. VARIETY: Bellaco Plantain

• Plantain Plantation of approximately 9 hectares.
• 30% of the total area is over 14 years old. It was only kept to give shade to the coffee plantation.
• The whole plantain area was infected with:
  - Mal de Panama "Fusarium oxysporum Var. Cubense" with an incidence of 70%.
  - Yellow Sigatoka. "Mycosphaerella musicola" with an incidence of 60%
  - Black Sigatoka. "Mycosphaerella fijiensis Var. Difformis" with an incidence of 30%
  - Presence of:
  Nematodes: " Rodopholus semilis"
  Black Gorgojo: "Cosmopolitus Sordidus"
  Cordana: "Cordana Musae" whose incidence increased considerably during summer.

*Plagues:
- Ants
- Bedbugs
- Plant lice

COCONUT TREES
New and old trees attacked by ants and fungi like the Fumagina.
Fruits are falling off the tree before maturing.
Production per cluster only five coconuts, which ripen very slowly.

CAROMS
Fungi attack on the leaves, appearance of mal nutrition.
Suffers und fruit fly attack and produces only medium sized fruits.

MANGOSTINO
Plants are 8 years old with an average height of only 1.5 meters.
Leaves are affected by fungi and querezas (parasite plants). They appear to be without vitality and are yellowish.
Plants have not given fruits a single time.

CITRUS FRUITS
Dangelo plantation with approximately five years of age has not given any production yet.
Shows presence of fungi and querezas (parasite plants).
The whole plantation is attacked by ants, commonly named "Utaca". They perforate the leaves and this leads to defoliation problems. Plants do not have any buds.

PLANTATIONS OF SHORT VEGETATIVE CYCLE:

BEANS
In the previous campaigns they were attacked from the beginning of their development by insects, which affected in the yield of the crop.

CULINARY PLANTS
The characteristic of the Amazonian soil are:
very sour and with big aluminum concentration. To these are added the abrupt temperature changes with lots of fluvial precipitation (15 mm) and the extenuating circumstance that the soil is highly degraded by the indiscriminate use of agricultural chemicals, used in the cultivation of cocoa leaves. They brought an unchained and alarming appearance of plagues and diseases to all of the cultivations of the region, to the native species like the sapota and the kaimito and even the natural flora. A fact, that made the farmers of the area of Alto Huallaga not very devoted to the cultivation of the culinary plants, because they are more susceptible to the previously mentioned factors.
 

REJUVENATION OF THE CULTIVATIONS AFTER THREE MONTHS OF APPLYING HOMA THERAPY

PLANTAIN AND BANANA:
In the whole plantation new very green and brilliant leaves began to grow.
The plantation of Plantains, variety "Bellaco Platano" with over 14 years of age showed the same behavior.
Plagues and illnesses began to disappear progressively.
The production was increased with more and heavier clusters. With each harvest there is an increase, beginning with the offspring developed in Homa atmosphere.
Lots of production of true offspring; on an average per mother plant from 12 to 14 offspring were observed.
This fact allowed the farmer to enlarge his plantain area, besides paying back the received credits to Government Entities. This was done only with true offspring capable of propagation.

COCONUT:
Plants with ants and fungi attack, who gave little production, healed through the effect of HOMA THERAPY, producing now from 20 to 25 coconuts per cluster (one cluster counted 35 coconuts) and showing many clusters staggered in fruition development. The production with HOMA THERAPY is permanent.

CAROMS:
The whole foliage was renewed with healthy and very green leaves. The fruits developed almost twice the size of the previous campaign. They are more brilliant, have more fragrance, taste sweeter and are of uniform color.

MANGOSTINO:
The eight years old sick plants rejuvenated after only three months of applying HOMA THERAPY. New leaves and shoots sprouted and they doubled in size (one meter and half).
These plants are about to flower due to the HOMA THERAPY effect. Normally it takes 10 years before they produce the 1st time.

CITRUS FRUITS:
A 5-year old Dangelo plantation, which didn't have any production, is now full with flowers und in fruition process. It is free of plagues and diseases due to HOMA THERAPY.
Orange grafts: were installed in the final field during the application of HOMA THERAPY. They grew 45 cm. in 40 days. They received every 6 days a fumigation with the Agnihotra ash water solution, which acted like a foliar nutrient.
Two seedbeds were installed; one for "Cleopatra" mandarins and the other for lemons in order to obtain five thousand grafts each. They were installed close to the resonance hut and received the Agnihotra ash water solution. The "Cleopatra" mandarin plants developed 15 cm of height in three months and the lemon plants reached after 2 months a height of 18 cm. The lemons were installed in the open field, in the plain heat of the summer and they all have very uniform dark green leaves, show lots of vitality and are free of plagues and diseases.

PAPAYA:
The plants show very green leaves, healthy fruits and have no deficiencies like it was observed before applying HOMA THERAPY.

CULINARY PLANTS:

TOMATOES:
Variety Israeli:

• Their vegetative cycle from sowing to crop was from 50 to 60 days.

• During their development cycle there was no attack of plagues and diseases observed.

• Their sole treatment was the HOMA THERAPY FIRES whose effect is through smoke and radiation, besides the application of the Agnihotra ash water solution, with a frequency of every 6 days. The Agnihotra ash acts as pesticide, fungicide, nematocide, insecticide and contains nutrients besides controlling weed growth.

CUCUMBER:

• Applying HOMA THERAPY their vegetative cycle is 40 days.

• Average production of 17 healthy fruits per plant.

• Each fruit is between 25 to 30 cm long and 20 to 25 cm thick.

• Uniform maturation.

• With conventional agriculture using agrochemicals the vegetative cycle extends up to 80 days.

CABBAGE:

• Their vegetative cycle shortened to 60 days applying HOMA THERAPY.

• Each plant has an approximate diameter of 80 cm per head and is free of plagues and diseases.

• With conventional agriculture, using chemicals the cabbage matures in 90 days.

BEANS:
Variety Recline:

• They were harvested approx. two months after sowing, applying HOMA THERAPY. Each plant carrying approx. 45 sheaths and each sheath contains 3 beans, which makes a total of 135 beans per plant.

• Using agro chemicals this variety is usually harvested after three months.

Variety Castilla:

• 75 days after having been sown the plants show a great number of sheaths and are very loaded with beans.

• Using agro chemicals this variety is usually harvested between 3 to 4 months.

I. ECO PHYSIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF TOMATOES WHEN APPLYING HOMA THERAPY

II. CHRONOGRAM OF ACTIVITIES WITH CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURE (USING AGRO CHEMICALS) IN TOMATOES
 

III. QUALITIES OF THE YIELD OF TOMATOES APPLYING HOMA THERAPY
 

NAME OF THE FARMER: Fernando and Alberto Muñoz Escalante
FARM :                                  Santa Elisa
AREA:                                    37 Hectares
SECTOR:                               The Miracle
DISTRICT:                            JOSÉ CRESPO AND CASTILLO - AUCAYACU

1) PHYTOSANITARY SITUATION

*Initial state of the cultivations before applying Homa Therapy:

PLANTAIN AND BANANA:
Varieties: Island, Inguiri, common Bellaca and Guallabo.

• Plantation of approximately 10 Hectares.
• 20% of the total area is a fifth generation plantation and another 20% is a new plantation, with only one previous production.
• The fifth generation plantation was in a minimum production stage, with very small clusters.
• The whole plantation area was infected with the same plagues and disease as in the jurisdiction of the whole district José Crespo and Castillo. The biggest incidence presents the fungi Fusarium (70%), being the same fungi that destroyed 3,000 cocoa plants and offspring of plantain and banana trees, recently planted on the same farm. This fungi, known as Fusarium is the one that destroys the coca plantations. It also began in this same farm attacking avocado plants that were in full production.
• There was also a strong incidence (40%) of Pseudomona Solanace in the 10 hectares of the plantation.
• Hardly any offshoot production, the average is 6-7 offshoots, the majority not fit for propagation.
• The production of the "Isla" variety plantains was delayed due to the presence of the Yellow and Black Sigatoka. The maturation process took a year and three months and in many cases it did not come to the end of the maturation.
• In the summer time the bananas and plantain plants showed a high incidence of the fungi Cordana, presenting a devastating panorama of yellow leaves.
• Due to the presence of the Yellow and Black Sigatoka the clusters matured without functional leaves.
• The banana and plantain plants attacked by the fungi Fusarium dried off starting from the guide, later advancing via the vascular system.
• If the plant resisted the fungi attack for some more time, the plant developed a very small cluster and finally the plant fell without ending the maturation of the cluster.

COCOA:
Due to the high incidence of Moniliasis in this farm, 10 hectares of Cocoa plantation were destroyed and in the few plants that remained, leaves with white stains, severe attack of Witch's Broom and Moniliasis were observed. They did not manifest any flowering, less so fruition.

KAIMITO:

• Regional plant, which presented the same plagues as the cocoa.
• White stains in the leaves and all the fruits mummified due to fungi Monilia.

CITRUS FRUITS:

• Presence of querezas (parasite plants), plant lice and fungi in orange grafts, variety Valencia, installed since one year in the final field.
• Orange grafts with an average height of 30cm presented yellow leaves, devitalized through plagues and diseases.

COCONUT:

• Trees attacked by fungi and ants mainly on leaves and roots. The leaves were covered with a black layer of the Fumagina fungi.
• The production of each cluster was between 3 and 4 coconuts and was temporary.

BOVINE LIVESTOCK:

• On the farm are 45 heads of bovine livestock, which presented parasites, inclusive ticks.
• Strong solar radiation affected directly the vitality of their skins.
• This bovine livestock was under permanent veterinary treatment, given through the Universidad Nacional de la Selva and the Ministry of Agriculture.
• There was no milk production.

PASTURE:
The pasture presented little growth and strong presence of weeds.

REJUVENATION OF THE CULTIVATIONS AFTER 4 MONTHS OF APPLYING HOMA THERAPY

• The whole plantation experienced a uniform rejuvenation.
• Absence of plagues and diseases.
• Accelerated rejuvenation in the variety "Bellaco", shortening it's productive cycle from one year three months to 9 months.
  In the variety "Isla" the productive cycle shortened from 8 and ½ months to 6 months.
• Offspring production of each mother plant is 12 to 13 that are fit for propagation.
• The 4 year old plantation that was in degeneration has developed new leaves with an unusual shine, production of small clusters at the beginning but with more weight than those obtained under agro chemical treatment. In the second production the clusters increased weight and size.
• Fruit clusters obtained from offspring grown in Homa atmosphere are bigger and with more weight. With the variety "Inguiri" 120 fingers (fruits) were obtained on the average, while as a normal good production is 80 to 100 fingers. This happened with a fifth generation plantains which were in a highly sick area, only after 4 months of HOMA treatment, which is really astonishing.
• The main base for the production of a good cluster is the number of functional leaves at the moment the flower is cut off. With HOMA THERAPY, 13 leaves were observed on the average and at the end of the maturation of the cluster the plant still has 8 - 10 healthy leaves.
• The production of clusters is uniform in the whole plantation.
• The conformation of the stems from the offspring, in its development is similar to the cloned plantains. They don't develop a lot of height, but give a quick production and the stems are very thick.
• Agnihotra ash is applied to the rhizome of the recently cut plant after the harvest. This disinfects and makes the stem harder, besides activating them for a good offspring production.
• With each generation the offspring comes out better conformed, thicker than the mother plant, which assures a better production with regard to the previous crop.
• In summer the "Cordana" fungi usually appears in the plantations. In the area where Homa Therapy is applied there is no presence of those fungi and all the leaves have the same color.

CITRUS FRUITS:

• In citrus plants was observed that the Agnihotra ash acts as a foliar nutrient. In only 26 days of Homa application the orange grafts, variety "Valencia" rejuvenated completely, they had been installed at the final field one year ago. After the first week of having begun to apply the Homa Technique, all the sick and yellow leaves fell off the grafts. Then buds came up all over the pants and leaves started to develop and then flowers bloomed and at the end they clotted into fruits and this whole process in only 26 days. When the fruits were taken off, the grafts developed more leading branches and more foliage.
• The querezas (parasite plants), plant lice and fungi disappeared.
• In all citrus plants many new, very green and brilliant leaves developed.

BELL PEPPER:
With the application of Agnihotra ash the plants of bell peppers developed without insect attacks and with healthy and very green leaves.

WEED:

• Due to the effect of HOMA THERAPY the weed degenerates. It begins to flower at little height, starts vanishing until it finally disappears. It requires only 3 weed cuts until it is completely controlled. The effect of the smoke and the radiation from the Homa Technique is supplemented with the application of the Agnihotra ash water solution.
• A weed called "Arrocillo" due to the Homa effect and the Agnihotra ash water application degenerates. It begins to flower at already 50 cm height, starts vanishing until it finally disappears.

COCONUT TREES:
The production increased per cluster to 20 - 25 coconuts and the trees are in permanent production

YUCCA:
Their crop accelerated its growth (less time), has thicker roots and the white eatable part needs less cooking time.

PAPAYA:
In the middle of the summer the plants did not manifest the usual symptoms of deficiencies, which becomes visible in the formation of fruits with protuberances. This summertime all the fruits and the plants show a lot of vitality, have very green leaves, the fruits have a good color and texture and are healthy and flavorful.

COCOA:

• The few remaining cocoa plants of the destroyed 10 hectare plantation began to rejuvenate, developed first healthy, shiny and very green leaves. Then the flowers came up in cushions, forming clots and turning then into fruits. They remain their good development free of plagues and illnesses.
• In the agricultural area of the neighbors that also receive the effect of the HOMA resonance point, has it been observed that the previous cocoa production of 35 kilos per hectare, ascended to 140 kilos per hectare on the average and they have a permanent production.
• The Homa effect in the annexed agricultural areas acts on all cultivations.
• The banana variety "Seda" in an annexed area to the Homa resonance point produces a second crop of 185 fingers per cluster.

TOMATOES:
The yield in tomatoes with Homa Therapy is 200 kilos per week in an area of approx 500 m2.

BOVINE LIVESTOCK:

• In all the cattle is observed that their fur is free of stains and is very shiny.
• Bigger voracity to consume pasture. They are being given Agnihotra ash mixed in a certain quantity of salt. Each time the Agnihotra ash quantity is increased while the salt quantity is lowered. The tendency is going toward giving them pure Agnihotra ash.
• In order to get rid of the ticks, they are powdered with Agnihotra ash. The tocks fell one by one and after one week of treatment the ticks were gone.
• The cattle do not receive any veterinary medication.
• The calves are born without any nutritional deficiency; they are well conformed and healthy.

ECO PHYSIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF BANANA AND PLANTAIN

CROP QUALITIES OF BANANA AND PLANTAIN FRUITS

• Agnihotra
• Vyahruti Homa
• Tryambakam Homa

2) the cleaning of non functional parts of the plant is done once a month
3) manual weed control is done every three months