The February edition of Agro em Debate, held on the 24th, was attended by Thales Facanali, development manager at Agrivalle, and Eduardo Bernardo, research director. During the debate, both brought the perspectives and role of Agrivalle to continue improving crops, in order to meet high production demands and promoting greater efficiency and sustainability through the soil-plant system, for crop longevity.
What is the role of bioinputs in horticulture and how can soil-plant management help increase production efficiently and sustainably? When talking about soil-plant management, it is necessary to focus and bring some concepts that are linked to the multifunctionalities of bioinputs. "When we talk about bioinputs we are bringing biological control, biofertilizers, fertilizers, adjuvants, inoculants, among others. And, within them, we can divide them into four pillars which are: protection, activation, productivity enhancement and soil regeneration. And this is part of Agrivalle's strategy, which is why our products and management follow these same guidelines", explains Agrivalle's development manager, Thales Facanali.
Soil regeneration is essential, after all, the sustainability of production lies in the life and activity of the soil. "We seek with our products to increase and stimulate the beneficial biota of the soil, including bionematicides, biofungicides, conditioners and nutrition, so that we can ensure that the life in our products can generate life in the soil. Protecting productivity with biofungicides, bioinsecticides, as well as the potential to provide mechanisms and tools so that the plant can produce more and more", says Thales.
Agrivalle, being a Biotechnology company, is focused on innovation and regeneration. This regeneration combines products and microorganisms, seeking more effectiveness in production as a whole, being able to offer different products for each crop, acting from the roots, soil and plant. “The concept of regeneration is modern, and it goes hand in hand with the sustainability of agriculture, because the farmer’s greatest asset is the soil. If it, the soil, is not efficient in supporting the plants, the results in productivity will not come. After all, the crops leave and the soil remains”, explains Eduardo Bernardo, research director at Agrivalle.
Microorganisms end up protecting and colonizing the roots, thus offering a barrier to phytopathogens, preventing them from establishing themselves in crops, whether on leaves, branches, flowers and roots. According to Thales and Eduardo, the company's products are considered the second generation of Biological Products, characterized by innovation, association with several microorganisms within the same formulation, with multiple functions ranging from protection, to the reduction of signals that pathogens need to find the root, increasing the diversity of microorganisms for the benefit of the plant in the soil. This way, it will produce more, in addition to displaying its genetic potential much more.
"We are in the second generation of biological products. These products are more complex, technological and with mixtures of species and genera of microorganisms, such as Profix, a nematicide that provides the greatest spectrum of action in the control of phytonematodes due to the mix of microorganisms and the Shocker, a multi-protection fungicide with a broad spectrum of action that, in addition to protection, favors the balance of beneficial microorganisms in the soil and benefits plant nutrition, providing a healthy environment for roots to explore a greater volume of soil, favoring nutrition and enabling better expression of the genetic potential of crops. The mixture of these two products is very powerful in terms of root protection, we associate different modes of action of each microorganism in favor of the plant, and in this way we are able to reduce root stress, whether caused by nematodes or other diseases ", explains Eduardo.
Competition, parasitism, antibiosis and phosphorus solubilization are examples of benefits that combinations of bioinputs can offer, and which will act at different times of crops and phytopathogens, disrupting the entire life cycle of phytopathogens. In this way, second generation bioinputs can cover more than one target, the reasons for this are: their combination of both products, which increase the spectrum of action, improve application safety and provide more effective controls in the most varied cultivation conditions and soils from Brazil. "We have regions like northeastern Brazil, with soils with little organic matter, little humidity, and the greater the number of microorganisms we can place in favor of the plants in these soils, the greater the possibility of successful cultivation. Also with the new bioinput combinations , we reduce resistance (including chemicals) and achieve a greater residual effect", explains Thales.
Multifunctional protection also involves the application of several microorganisms so that pathogens do not reach vital plant structures, thus creating a biological barrier. Furthermore, application sprays require attention, where adjuvants can further improve efficiencies, both in phytopathogen control and nutrition. Added to these items are the IPM and MID, that is, the integrated management of pests and diseases that must be resumed, favoring the action of biocontrol agents, reducing the biotic and abiotic stresses of agricultural crops.
"MID, integrated disease management and IPM are very important for us to work preventively, being important components for enhancing Biological Control. In this sense, Agrivalle presents the Twixx product, a pre-launch that has two bacillus with wide use in disease control foliar diseases. When applied, the bacteria multiply in the leaves, branches and flowers and in the straw, protecting the plants completely. The product inhibits and does not allow phytopathogens to multiply causing diseases, it is a multi-site protection", explains Eduardo.
He continues explaining that in addition to protection, there are also other gains, such as productivity, growth stimulation, better formed plants with more expanded leaves and a reduction in pathogens in the areas. The enhancement and activation of productivity seeks to provide nutrients and stimuli in an intelligent way, maximizing the use of both in the absorption and metabolization of the plant. The use of biostimulants, in an integrated manner, is one of the ways to enhance production, as they act as metabolic activators. "They enhance absorption and help with cellular structuring, which plants, under stress, end up suffering from lack of water and increased temperatures. In this case, we recommend Algon, which preserves cellular structure and helps retain more water inside the tissue, so that it is preserved. However, its use must be preventive". Algon is the result of a composition of algae extract, amino acids and magnesium, helping to tolerate water stress and preserve chlorophyll, promoting growth, acting as an antioxidant in plants and prolonging their life, in addition, the product also provides quick energy and easily absorbed. "It's very interesting, because we want the plant to use everything to the extent and at the time it needs and Algon allows this. Because its formulation is unique and exclusive, the plant receives and uses what it understands, at the best time it can needs, complementing productivity and associated with microorganisms, with this product we can extract the best from each crop", concludes Eduardo.
Agro em Debate, an initiative designed and carried out by Agrivalle, will bring together cycles of lectures and technical debates broadcast online and live via the company's official YouTube channel over the next few months, presenting the best tools, technologies and solutions to help producers to produce more and more and with better quality.
To watch the debate in full, follow along or find out more about upcoming events, simply access and complete your registration at: http://agroemdebate.agr.br/
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