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
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
Improvement of Bunch Size Uniformity
Improvement of Bunch Size Uniformity
- Agrology: Top
- Control: Bottom
Increase of Bunch Weight
Increase of Bunch Weight: +25.2%
- Agrology: 627.5 g
- Control: 501.1 g
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
Increase of Grapes Weight
Results’ Synopsis – Conclusions in Serres Trial
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
Increase of Bunch Weight
Increase of Bunch Weight: +33%
- Agrology: 821.7 g
- Control: 617.6 g
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
Increase of Grapes Weight (40 grapes)
Increase of Grape Weight: +18.1%
- Agrology: 293 g
- Control: 248 g
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
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
Increase in Sugar Content
Increase of Grapes Sugar Content: +12.5%
- Agrology: 11.7 Baumé degrees
- Control: 10.4 Baumé degrees
Increase of Total Yield
Increase of Total Yield: +17.7%
- Agrology: 20 t/ha
- Control: 17.1 t/ha
Results’ Synopsis – Conclusions in Pella Trial
Investment – Farmer’s Financial Benefit
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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.”