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Agrology Success Stories: Yield Increase and Quality Improvement in Table Grapes – Variety Crimson

Agrology Success Stories: Yield Increase and Quality Improvement in Table Grapes – Variety Crimson

Through Agrology Success Stories in Greece and Abroad, it is proven that the superior quality and integrated innovative technologies of Agrology’s Functional Crop Nutrition® products, make a difference in crops from the very first applications!

Our goal is to demonstrate that application programs with Agrology’s Functional Crop Nutrition® products are an obvious investment for producers, as the financial benefits exceed the cost of supplemental applications!

Two such Success Stories were carried out in table grapes var. Crimson in 2020(SS 2020_25_GR and SS 2020_31_GR), in Serres and Pella in collaboration with the Agricultural Supplies Stores and NutriMasters®  Yannis Paslis and Litsi K. – Theodosidis G., “Agrokipos”, respectively. Throughout the process, the farmer benefited from the continuous guidance and support offered by Agrology’s Technical Department and the collaborating agricultural stores.

The vineyards were divided into two equal plots, one was used as the Control, while Agrology’s Program was applied to the other plot. In both plots, the farmers used the same plant protection and plant nutrition-fertilization program, apart from the additional applications with Agrology’s Functional Crop Nutrition® products.

Identity of the Success Story in Serres

  • NutriMaster®:  Giannis Paslis
  • Farmer: Kapoutzidis Abraham
  • Location: Strymoniko, Serres
  • Cultivation Season: 2020
  • Cultivation: Table Grape (Variety: Crimson)
  • Success Story area: 2 ha
  • Irrigation System: Drip Irrigation
  • Plant protection: Same for the entire area

Identity of the Success Story in Pella

  • NutriMaster®: Litsi K. – Theodosidis G. “Agrokipos”
  • Farmer: Georgios Papadopoulos
  • Location: Krya Vrysi, Pella
  • Cultivation Season: 2020
  • Cultivation: Table Grape (Variety: Crimson)
  • Success Story area: 7 ha
  • Irrigation System: Drip Irrigation
  • Plant protection: Same for the entire area

Success Story Goals

By applying Agrology’s Functional Crop Nutrition® products during specific growth stages, farmers managed to achieve significant agronomic benefits for the crops.

The main Objectives of both Success Stories were to Increase Grapes Yield and improve Quality and more precisely:

  • Increase in Bunch Size and Weight
  • Increase in Size & Weight of Grapes
  • Increase in Grape Firmness
  • Improvement of Quality Characteristics
  • Increase in Total Yield

Agrology’s Functional Crop Nutrition® Program

Picture 1. Functional Crop Nutrition® Program

Natural Metabolic Catalysts, Amino Acids, and Trace Elements, activated with the E2DA technology aiming at:

  • Cell Divisions Increase
  • Bunch Elongation
  • Increase Fruit Size & Weight
  • Increase Fruit Size Uniformity

Application timing:

  • Before Flowering
  • Fruit Set
  • Grapes Growth

Recommended Dosage

Foliar application – 100 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).

  • Bunch Elongation
  • Flowering Enhancement
  • Fruit set Enhancement

Application timing:

  • Before Flowering

Recommended Dosage

Foliar application – 300 cc/100lt

Biostimulant of 20 – L amino acids of plant origin that achieves:

  • Enhancement of plant metabolism
  • Increase of size of newly formed grapes
  • Enhancement of cell divisions
  • Improvement of the Plant’s Resistance to Abiotic Stress

Application Timing:

  • Fruit set

Recommended Dosage

Foliar application – 300 cc/100lt

Functional Crop Nutrition® product, in the form of a concentrated Gel, rich in Phosphorus and Calcium, and enhanced with the bioactive Titanium of the E-PerForm® Technology.

  • Increase of size of newly formed grapes
  • Increase in fruit firmness

Application Timing:

  • Fruit set

Recommended Dosage

Foliar application – 400 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:

  • Grapes Increase

Recommended Dosage

  • Fertigation – 20 L/ha

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 grapes color
  • Improvement of fruit quality
  • Promotion of Early Harvesting

Application Timing

  • 50 days before harvest
  • 30 days before harvest

Recommended Dosage:

Foliar application – 300 cc/100lt

Success Stories Results in Serres

Measurements on both plots revealed impressive results in the Agrology treatment. Specifically, the results were as follows:

Increase of Bunch Length: +12.8%

  • Agrology: 22 cm
  • Control: 19.5 cm
Picture 2. Bunch Length (cm). With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase in the bunch length by 2.5 cm (+13%), compared to the Control.

Improvement of Bunch Size Uniformity

Improvement of Bunch Size Uniformity

  • Agrology: Top
  • Control: Bottom
Picture 3. Uniformity of Bunch Size. By applying the Agrology program (top), there was an increase in the uniformity of the bunch size, compared to the Control (bottom)

Increase of Bunch Weight

Increase of Bunch Weight: +25.2%

  • Agrology: 627.5 g
  • Control: 501.1 g
Picture 4. Weight of Bunch (g). With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase in the weight of the bunch by 126.4 g (+25.2%), compared to the Control.

Increase of Grapes Size

Increase of Grapes size by 13.6% in the vertical diameter and 5.9% in the horizontal diameter.

Vertical diameter:

  • Agrology: 25 mm
  • Control: 22 mm

Horizontal Diameter:

  • Agrology: 18 mm
  • Control: 17 mm

Picture 5. With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase of grape’s vertical diameter by 3 mm (+13.6%), compared to the Control.
Picture 6. With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase of the fruit’s horizontal diameter by 1 mm (+5.9%), compared to the Control.
Picture 7. Size of grapes in the Agrology section (top) and the Control (bottom)

Increase of Grapes Weight

Picture 8. Weight of grapes (g). With the implementation of the Agrology Program (right), there was an increase in the weight of the grapes, compared to the Control (left).

Results’ Synopsis – Conclusions in Serres Trial

Picture 9. Success Story Synopsis for Serres

Success Stories Results in Pella

Measurements on both plots revealed impressive results in the Agrology treatment. Specifically, the results were as follows:

Increase of Bunch Length

Increase of Bunch Length: +11.6%

  • Agrology: 22.2 cm
  • Control: 19.9 cm
Picture 10. Bunch length (cm). With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase in the bunch length by 2.3 cm (+11.6%), compared to the Control.

Increase of Bunch Weight

Increase of Bunch Weight: +33%

  • Agrology: 821.7 g
  • Control: 617.6 g
Picture 11. Weight of bunch (g). With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase in the weight of the bunch by 204.1 g (+33%), compared to the Control.

Grape Size Increase

Increase of Grapes size by 9.1% in the vertical diameter and 6.6% in the horizontal diameter.

Vertical diameter:

  • Agrology: 28.8 mm
  • Control: 26.4 mm

Horizontal Diameter:

  • Agrology: 19.5 mm
  • Control: 18.3 mm
Picture 12. With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase of the vertical diameter of the grapes by 9.1%, compared to the Control.
Picture 13. With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase of the horizontal diameter of the grapes by 6.6%, compared to the Control.
Picture 14. Grape sizes in Agrology Treatment (below) and Control (up)

Increase of Grapes Weight (40 grapes)

Increase of Grape Weight: +18.1%

  • Agrology: 293 g
  • Control: 248 g
Picture 15. Weight of grapes (g). With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase in the weight of the grapes by 18.1 %, compared to the Control (left).

Increase of Number of Grapes per Bunch 

Increase of Number of Grapes per Bunch: +16.7%

  • Agrology: 112 grapes per Bunch
  • Control: 96 grapes per Bunch
Picture 16. Number of Grapes per Bunch. With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase in the number of grapes per bunch by 16 grapes (+16.7%), compared to the Control.
Picture 17. Bunch in Agrology Treatment (right) and Control (left)

Increase of Grape Firmness

Increase in Grapes Firmness: +16.6%

6 days post-harvest at room temperature

  • Agrology: 37.9 Shore units
  • Control: 32.5 Shore units
Picture 18. Grape Firmness. With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase in the firmness of the grapes by 16.6 %, compared to the Control.

Increase in Sugar Content

Increase of Grapes Sugar Content: +12.5%

  • Agrology: 11.7 Baumé degrees
  • Control: 10.4 Baumé degrees
Picture 19. Grape Sugar Content (Baume Degrees). With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase in the sugar content of the grapes by 12.5%, compared to the Control.

Increase of Total Yield

Increase of Total Yield: +17.7%

  • Agrology: 20 t/ha
  • Control: 17.1 t/ha
Picture 20. Total Yield (t/ha). With the implementation of the Agrology Program, there was an increase in the total production by 3 t/ha (+18.4%), compared to the Control.

Results’ Synopsis – Conclusions in Pella Trial

Picture 21. Success Story Synopsis for Pella

Investment – Farmer’s Financial Benefit

Picture 22. Investment – Farmer’s Benefit in Pella Trial

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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.”