The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Is plant stress capping yields? This is a question often raised when discussing the use of bio-stimulants in crop production.
It is known that stress is a major yield robber but it’s difficult to quantify by how much.
Generally the healthier a plant is its ability to fight off infection is greatly improved which can result in lower usage of pesticides.
It is well known that the early stages of crop growth are important and optimizing rooting is key to reducing stress as the plant can withstand drought by having a larger or deeper root system.
This will inevitably increase the uptake of essential nutrients and moisture which are vital in reducing stress.
There is a lot of confusion about bio-stimulants and they are often branded as muck and magic products, this may be due to lack of trial work in the industry or growers reliance on conventional inputs.
With a better understanding of how these products work within the overall crop production system we can increase quality of produce by reducing plant stress and in turn increase yields.
Growers often ask me when using Algifol in a programme if they can reduce fertiliser inputs.
The simple answer is no.
The Algifol is there to improve plant health, reduce plant stress and fully utilize the fertiliser.
Our product is unique in the way it works by combining a wealth of trace elements along with vitamins, enzymes amino acids, carbohydrates, polyronides and growth regulating plant hormones.
These ingredients are essential for good crop health and maintaining the plants ability to produce good quality end yields.
More information on Algifol can be found at www.neomed-pharma.com or www.mjpsupplies.co.uk
Our industry is facing many issues at the moment, weather its chemicals under scrutiny or the fact that the population is growing and we need to feed more people with less available area.
One answer could be Algifol products like bio-stimulants which could help resolve these two important issues.
