Elleholms Tomatodling’s six-month trial of the Abimax Magnostream Pro system produced an extra 3,834kg of tomatoes from the treated section
Sweden-based Elleholms Tomatodling has revealed that it saw a 13.2 per cent increase in tomato yields during a six-month trial of hydromagnetic water-treatment technology.
The water in question was sourced from a treated greenhouse section and was compared to an identical-sized control section during the trial, which took place between 27 April and 8 October this year.
The trial compared two areas, each planted with approximately 8,000 tomato plants of the Joannax Fendicia variety and grown under identical cultivation conditions.
According to Elleholms Tomatodling, one section received irrigation water treated using the UK-designed Magnostream Pro system, supplied by Abimax Scandinavian supplier Spring Sweden, while the other received untreated hydroponic water.
Harvest records showed a total of 32,858kg from the treated section, compared with 29,024kg from the control, a difference of 3,834kg in favour of the treated crop.
Owner Thomas Lilja said the results had exceeded expectations.
“We had hoped to get a noticeable increase in yield, but the results from installing the UK-designed Abimax system have come as a real surprise to us,” he explained.
“The potential commercial benefit lies in producing more produce using sustainable technology without increasing input costs, expanding greenhouse space or using additional fertiliser,” noted Abimax managing director Guy Cinnamon.
The trial began in April 2026 at one of Elleholms Tomatodling’s greenhouse areas within its 60,000m2 operation.
Both the treatment and control sections were cultivated under identical growing conditions, with separate closed irrigation loops designed to prevent cross-contamination.
The crop was hand-picked twice a week, providing regular harvest data measured in kilogrammes, throughout the trial period.
Abimax noted that the Magnostream Pro system produces continuous magnetic fields which restructure the water molecules to improve both the uptake of nutrients and better hydration into the root system.
”Hydromagnetic technology offers commercial growers a low-cost, low-tech opportunity to increase output, grow stronger plants and improve resource efficiency and maximise productivity from existing infrastructure,” the group outlined.
The trial provides an initial commercial-scale data point on proving the benefit of hydromagnetic water treatment and, in 2027, Sweden’s University of Agriculture Sciences has applied for funding to run a peer-reviewed scientific study at Elleholms polytunnel farms to establish whether the yield difference can be replicated more widely to clarify the technology’s potential commercial value.
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