Agrology’s Success Stories demonstrate the ability of Agrology’s Specialty Plant Nutrition Products to make a difference even from the very first application!
Our aim is to show that Agrology’s Nutrition Programs are a profitable investment for the grower because their economic benefits far outstrip the cost of the complementary applications!
One such Success Story was carried out in greenhouse tomatoes (SS 2018_7_GR) in 2018, in collaboration with “Geoponiki Marathona”, an important agrodealer and part of our NutriMaster® network in Greece. Throughout the whole process, the grower benefited from the continuous guidance and support offered by both Agrology’s Technical Department, and “Geoponiki Marathona”.
Initially the crop area was divided into two equal plots, that consisted the 2 treatments of the Success Story. One was used as the Control plot, while Agrology’s Program was used in the second. In both treatments, the producer made use of same plant protection and plant nutrition – fertilization program. Agrology’s Specialized and Innovative Nutrition and Fertilization Products application was complementary in the trial plot.
Success Story Goals
The Program was based in the application of Specialized and Innovative Plant Nutrition Products, Gravital® Force & XGel® Ruby. Timing of the applications was essential in maximizing the agronomic benefits of the program.
The objectives of this Success Story were as follows:
- Production increase in tomato
- Earlier maturation and harvest
- Uniform distribution of production with no major fluctuations between successive cuts
- Acquisition of significant economic benefits by the producer, through the achievement of the previous objectives.
General Info of the Success Story
- Cultivation Period: 2018
- Location: Marathonas, Attiki
- NutriMaster®: Kleftakis Georgios, Geoponiki Marathona
- Owner of the Estate: Georgalas Evaggelos
- Cultivation: Greenhouse Tomato
- Hybrid: Ekstasis F1
- Greenhouse of the Success Story: 1.5 acres
- Date of transplantation: 3/3/2018
- Program Duration: April 12 – June 21 (40-110 Days After Transplanting, henceforth listed as DAT)
- Harvest Interval: May 21 – June 25 (40-114 nm)
- Plant Protection Program: Common to the whole crop
Special Nutrition Program
Supplementary Applications with Innovative Agrology Products with fertigation.
Gravital® Force: 20 kg / ha per application
Number of Applications: 4
Application intervals: 1 application per 10 days
Launch of Applications: 1st Inflorescence, 12 April, (40 DAT)
XGel® Ruby: 30 lt / ha per application
Number of Applications: 4
Application intervals: 1 application per 10 days
Launch of Applications: April 22, (50 DAT)
Besides the above supplementary applications, the farmer applied the same Fertilization/ Nutrition and Plant protection program, in both treatments (Control + Agrology Program) throughout the growing season.
Success Story Results
Measurements on both plots revealed impressive results in the Agrology treatment. Specifically, the results were as follows:
- Increase of Total Production by 7900 kg / ha or 25.5%
- The first cut took place 10 days earlier compared to the control plot
- Uniform distribution of production with no major fluctuations between successive cuts
Investment – Producer’s Benefit
The increase of production by 7900kg / ha (or 25,5%) and the 10-day earlier harvest, contributed to the increase of the producer’s income by 5.920,50 € / ha (average selling price of the Central Vegetable Market of Athens in the period May-June 2018: € 0.75 / Kg or € 10.950.00 / ha with retail prices on the local market € 1.50 / kg, price from personal communication with sellers of public markets).
Learn more about Agrology Specialty Nutrition Programs from our specialized staff Here!
This trial was carried out under specific field conditions and should not be replicated without the guidance of an agronomist or the Technical Department of Agrology. In all cases, Agrology products and programs must be applied in accordance with the label.
