Increase of Cherries Production and Early Harvesting
Moving on to the next step of the successful evidence-based applications (Success Stories) conducted since 2017 in numerous crops throughout Greece, Agrology is starting a series of large-scale Success Stories in the country’s main crops (Mega Success Stories). Direct partners in the company’s new venture are Commercial Stores of Agricultural Supplies, members of the Nutrimasters® network, as well as Agricultural Cooperatives.
The main objective is to enhance the production and dynamics of crops, by supporting many farmers with the company know-how and Agrology’s Functional Crop Nutrition® products, which constitute a profitable investment, as the economic benefits surpass the cost of the applications.
Mega Success Story ID
In 2022, 6 Trials in Cherry were conducted in collaboration with the Agricultural Cooperative Agios Loukas in Rachi, Pieria in Northern Greece, covering an area of 4 hectares.
Mega Success Story Objectives
By applying Agrology’s Functional Crop Nutrition® products during specific growth stages, farmers managed to achieve significant agronomic benefits for their crops.
The objectives of the Cherry Mega Success Stories were as follows:
- Increase in Total Yield
- Increase in Average Weight and Size of Fruit
- Increase in Fruit Firmness
- Promotion of Early Harvesting
Agrology’s Functional Crop Nutrition® Program
Natural Metabolic Catalysts, Amino Acids, and Trace Elements, activated with the E2DA technology aiming at:
- Cell Divisions Increase
- Increasing Fruit Size & Weight
- Increasing Fruit Size & Weight Uniformity
Application timing:
- Petals fall, Sepals fall
Recommended Dosage
Foliar application – 200 cc/100lt
Complex Highly Concentrated Functional Crop Nutrition® product in the form of a thixotropic Gel, with Bioavailable Silicon of E-PerForm® Technology, rich in Phosphorus (15-65-15+8SiO2+TE).
- Fruit set Enhancement
- Fruit size Increase
- Fruit Weight Increase
Application timing:
- Petals fall, Sepals fall
Recommended Dosage
Foliar application – 300 cc/100lt
Complex Highly Concentrated product of Functional Crop Nutrition®, in the form of a thixotropic Gel, rich in Potassium and Phosphorus, with Bioavailable Silicon of E-PerForm® Technology.
- Improvement of fruit color
- Improvement of fruit quality
- Promotion of Early Harvesting
Application Timing
- Color change
Recommended Dosage:
Foliar application – 300 cc/100lt
Silicon and calcium biostimulant (35.0% w/v SiO2 & 35.0% w/v CaO) with a high percentage of available orthosilicic acid, which is the absorbable and assimilable form of silicon by plants:
- Improved N, P, K uptake (SiO2)
- Vital for cell wall strength (CaO)
- Increase resistance to stress (SiO2)
- Increased fruit firmness and Postharvest Life (CaO)
Application Timing:
- Fruit size 20 mm
Recommended Dosage
- Foliar application – 200 cc/100lt
Mega Success Stories Results
Increase of Total Yield by 18.2% (+1.38 t/ha)
- Agrology: 9 t/ha
- Control: 7.6 t/ha
Fruit Size Increase by 5.9% (+1.48mm)
- Agrology: 26.45 mm
- Control: 24.97 mm
Increase of Fruit Weight by 17.4% (+1.38 g)
- Agrology: 9.3 g
- Control: 7.9 g
Increase of Fruit Firmness by 11.7%
– 7 days after Harvest (cold storage at 4 – 6 oC)
- Agrology: 30.36 Shore units
- Control: 27.18 Shore units
Earlier Harvesting by 2-3 days
Results’ Synopsis – Conclusions
Investment – Farmer’s Financial Benefit
The increase of yield by 1.38 t/ha, contributed to the increase of the farmer’s income.
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“This experiment was conducted under specific field conditions and should not be applied as a standard without the guidance of an Agronomist or the Agrology Technical Department. In any case, Agrology Functional Crop Nutrition® products and programs must be applied according to the label or the instructions by Agrology’s Agronomic R&D specialists.”