The use of biostimulants In agriculture, they have direct benefits for the treated crop. They are used to better manage extreme situations and achieve crop excellence. They are increasingly valued and used to protect and maximize crop profitability in stressful situations or to assist the crop at critical moments of its development. In this article, we focus on the biostimulants Cultifort key for its application in olive groves
In addition to the contribution of fertilizers to achieve balanced nutrition, the olive grove has other complementary needs and equally important. This is where biostimulants come into play. Their effect has a positive impact on the crop yield and quality as well as in the tree's "resilience" when subjected to different types of abiotic stress, providing the capacity for resistance and recovery from extreme situations. Furthermore, during certain phenological phases, such as flowering, fruit set, olive fattening, or ripening, the olive tree may have a significant increase in its needs. It is during these stages that It is necessary to act to cover the metabolic needs of the plant with the help of the biostimulants.
Depending on the phenological phase in which the olive tree is, el biostimulant must be the companion of another nutritional agent. At the beginning of vegetative growth, the biostimulant should be a complement to a nitrogen fertilizer. During the pre-flowering period, it should be used with a formulation higher in phosphorus. During the fattening or ripening phase, the most important nutrient will be potassium, also accompanied by a suitable biostimulant.
For Victoria Cadahía, technical director of the Spanish Association of Agronutrient Manufacturers (AEFA), biostimulants "They are products with added value, which come from research and innovation, so they have a slightly higher price than fertilizers but the farmer will see them profitable in su harvest". Therefore, the use of biostimulants will never represent a cost for the farmer, but rather an investment.
LAS ALGAE AND AMINO ACIDS
The seaweed They possess enzymes that trigger or activate reversible catalytic enzymatic hydrolysis reactions, which the enzymes of living beings, including roots, are not capable of performing significantly. In addition to their biostimulant action, they have fertilizing properties because they slowly release nitrogen and are also rich in microelements, vitamins, and plant phytohormones. Some even act at the level of induction in the development of natural defense mechanisms and the immune system of plants. The biodiversity of algal species, together with the chemical biodiversity found in each species, constitutes a practically unlimited resource that can be used favorably through biotechnology, in order to obtain products for agriculture, being, in turn, another Richness' fountain protein sustainable.
Los amino acids, which represent a energy stimulation during times of greatest crop demand, they promote protein synthesis and intervene in specific processes to favor the synthesis of phytohormones and chlorophyll, they act by causing an additional increase in photosynthesis, they are an osmotic agent of the cellular cytoplasm that helps to open the stomata and regulates the water balance of the plant, strengthening the cell walls and helping to rebuild plant tissues, they promote sprouting and vegetative development, increase sap circulation and reduce the time required by the plant for the healing of plant tissues, due to its high capacity as a cytological regenerator.
From Cultifort, we want to advance a series of recommendations based on the experience of our technicians, offering our clients a wide range of biostimulants adapted to different situations or scenarios that can be considered in the different olive grove production systems (traditional, intensive and high density), both organic and conventional.
AMACOL It is a biostimulant based on L-amino acids designed to stimulate all stages of development plant, whether for post-transplant adaptation, vegetative development, flowering, fruit set, veraison, or olive ripening. It's also a highly effective product for overcoming all kinds of stress situations (hail, frost, drought, phytotoxicity, etc.).
Applied via the root, It beneficially influences the improvement of the physical-chemical and biological parameters of the soil, promoting the development of beneficial microorganisms, improving its structure, water retention capacity, clay-humus complex, cation exchange capacity and nutrient mobility.
It is a biostimulant that is absorbed, even at low temperatures, independently of the chlorophyll function, passing directly into the processed sap, thus achieving high translocation. When applied foliarly, it enhances the action of phytosanitary broths.
The reducing sugars present in its composition allow the plant to form proteins more quickly and with less energy expenditure. This energy saving favors a better balance between photosynthesis and respiration, which helps the olive tree to emerge more quickly from stressful situations, in favor of more productive crops.
Its use is recommended not only in adult olive groves, but also in nurseries and young plantations.
FOLITON It is a biostimulant with a high content of proteinogenic L-amino acids, both free and combined in the form of peptides and polypeptides, which allow the olive tree to save energy in the formation of proteins, especially in situations of stress or when there are high nutritional requirements. It is a liquid formulation that is rapidly assimilated and translocated in the plant. Its application represents a strong stimulation of plant metabolism at times when increased vegetative activity is required.
The joint action of the components of its formulation promotes the synthesis of proteins and carbohydrates, promote the start of the plant's physiological activity, stimulate the formation of leaves and flowers, improve the quality of the fruits and homogenize their size and ripening.
CULTIMAR PLUS It is an emulsion based on an algae complex that provides easily assimilated active ingredients (plant phytohormones, essential oils, sugars, proteins, mineral salts and vitamins). It contributes to improve vegetative development and production, with the particularity of delay fruit senescence and help overcome stressful situations.
Its composition makes it a biostimulant. highly versatileThanks to the magnesium, sulfur, and boron in its formulation, it is ideal for improving flowering and fruit set, but it is also suitable for stimulating growth at the beginning of vegetative activity or for facilitating olive fattening, ripening, and increasing oil yield.
In short, the use of the biostimulants It will help protect the olive tree from various stress situations, enhance vegetative development, improve fruit set, and increase the quality of the harvest.