Organomineral Fertilizer can enhance plant responses

Expert comments on the performance of Algon fertilizer, which can be used on different crops

19.03.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)
Isabela Lopes

Obtaining plants that remain physiologically active for longer and have the ability to better withstand the wear and tear caused by stress is always a major challenge for farmers. In search of management alternatives to help them during planting, specialist Gustavo Pazzetti, from the University of Rio Verde – UniRV, carries out research and conducts protocols linked to the physiology of production.

“We have found partner companies that have given us opportunities to carry out studies with very surprising results. Recently, I met the companies Casa Bugre | Agrivalle, holders of a technology called Algon, an Organomineral Fertilizer, Class A, from the Plant Nutrition line”, says Pazzetti. The solution is composed of algae and amino acids – organic biostimulants with multiple functions in plant metabolism – and magnesium, essential in the metabolism of chlorophyll synthesis and transport of photoassimilates, as well as in preserving the plant in thermal and water stress.

According to Marketing Coordinator Casa Bugre | Agrivalle, Thales Facanali Martins, the product's multifunctional formulation provides metabolic stimuli for activating routes responsible for the growth and functioning of meristems, removing oxidant radicals and synthesizing sugars and proteins. Furthermore, its characteristic is the preservation of the plasma wall to withstand the main climatic, water and thermal stresses, stimulating natural resistance. With the aim of enhancing and optimizing plant responses, Algon has been on the market for over 5 years, and has been used in different agricultural crops.

Pazzeti also states that the fertilizer was tested on soybean cultivation and that the results obtained were more than satisfactory. “It was very pleasant to work in a very solid way to obtain strong results, which allows me to say that we have the technology to keep plants physiologically active for longer, with the capacity for less wear and tear in the face of stress and greater opportunity to transform water, CO2, light and nutrients in what matters: grain” he concludes.

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