Electric

The science

Limonene and the pinene isomers are monoterpenes produced via the MEP pathway in the plant's plastids. That pathway uses geranyl pyrophosphate as its C10 intermediate, from which terpene synthase enzymes branch into limonene, pinene and the other monoterpenes that define a citrus or pine-forward profile. In those cultivars, monoterpene synthase activity is highest during early-to-peak flower, when trichomes are forming and loading fastest. Electric is built from four citrus fruits fermented whole with peel, where monoterpene concentration is highest. The formula delivers free amino acids for terpene synthase enzyme maintenance, organic acids for trace mineral availability and salicylate compounds from aloe for SAR-driven upregulation of secondary metabolite production. Valencene and Nootkatone are sesquiterpenes naturally present in orange and grapefruit that carry through whole-fruit fermentation into the extract.

Why this formula

If your cultivar runs citrus, pine or bright notes, with limonene and pinene dominant on the MEP pathway, its terpene synthase expression is weighted toward that branch during flower. Electric is built from four citrus fruits fermented whole with peel, where monoterpene concentration is highest. The fermented inputs from those fruits are different from what a tropical or floral formula delivers. Match the input to the direction your cultivar is already heading.