Yield Increase and Quality Improvement in Wine Grapes
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!
One such Success Story was carried out in wine grapes var. Roditis (SS 2020_108_GR), in collaboration with the Agricultural Supplies Store of Antonis Lianos, in 2020. Throughout the process, the farmer benefited from the continuous guidance and support offered by Agrology’s Technical Department and the collaborating agricultural store.
The vineyard was 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 farmer 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
Cultivation Season: 2020
Location: Tyrnavos, Larisa
Agricultural Supplies Store: Antonis Lianos
Farmer: Christos Mokas
Cultivation: Wine Grape, Variety Roditis
Success Story area: 1.4 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, farmer managed to achieve significant agronomic benefits for the crop.
The main Objectives of this Success Story were to Increase Grapes Yield and improve Quality and more precisely:
- Increase of Bunch Size & Weight
- Increase of Grapes Size & Weight
- Yield Increase
- Improvement of Fruit Firmness
- Increase of Sugar Content
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
- Increasing Fruit Size & Weight
- Increasing Fruit Size & Weight Uniformity
Application timing:
- Before Flowering
- Fruit Set
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
- Fruit Set
Recommended Dosage
Foliar application – 300 cc/100lt
Biostimulant of 20 – L amino acids of plant origin that achieves:
- Enhancement of plant metabolism
- Promotion of Vegetative Growth
- Increase of size of newly formed grapes
- Enhancement of cell divisions
- Improvement of the Plant’s Resistance to Abiotic Stress
Application Timing:
- Grape Growth
- 30 days before Harvest
Recommended Dosage
Foliar application – 300 cc/100lt
Functional Crop Nutrition® product, in the form of a concentrated Gel, rich in Calcium and fortified with essential elements such as Boron, Magnesium, and Nitrogen. Additionally, it is enriched with bioactive Titanium through the innovative E-PerForm® Technology.
- Increase of grapes firmness
- Improvement in Grapes’ Shelf-Life
- Ideal for promoting fruit growth
Application timing:
- Grapes Growth
- Grapes Increase
Recommended Dosage
Foliar application – 400 cc/100lt
Complex Highly Concentrated product of Functional Crop Nutrition®, in the form of a thixotropic Gel, rich in Potassium, with Bioavailable Silicon of E-PerForm® Technology and Magnesium.
- Fruit weight increase
- Fruit ripening boost
- Improvement of sugar content
Application Timing:
- 50 days before Harvest
- 30 days before Harvest
Recommended Dosage
Foliar application – 300 cc/100lt
Success Stories Results
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: +5.3%
- Agrology: 20.4 cm
- Control: 19.4 cm
Increase of Bunch Weight
Increase of Bunch Weight: +8.2%
- Agrology: 515.4
- Control: 476.4
Increase of Grapes Size
Increase of Grapes size by 5.7% in the vertical diameter and 7% in the horizontal diameter.
Vertical diameter
- Agrology: 18.5 mm
- Control: 17.5 mm
Horizontal Diameter
- Agrology: 19.5 mm
- Control: 18.2 mm
Increase of Grapes Weight
Increase of Grape Weight: +17.8%
- Agrology: 4.71 g
- Control: 4 g
Increase of Grapes Firmness
Increase of Firmness: +12.7%
- Agrology: 32.9 Shore units
- Control: 29.2 Shore units
Increase of Grapes Sugar Content
Increase of Grapes Sugar Content: +20%
- Agrology: 10.8 Baumé degrees
- Control: 9.0 Baumé degrees
Increase of Total Yield
Increase of Total Yield: +15.8%
- Agrology: 22 t/ha
- Control: 19 t/ha
Results’ Synopsis – Conclusions
Investment – Farmer’s Financial Benefit
The increase of yield by 3 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.”