Agrology Success Stories: Increase of Olive Oil Production and Oil Content
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 Olives for Oil production (SS 2019_68_GR) in 2019, in collaboration with “Sotirios Koutoupas”, an important Commercial Store of Agricultural Supplies in the region of Serres. Throughout the process, the farmer benefited from the continuous guidance and support offered by Agrology’s Technical Department and the collaborating agricultural store of Mr. Koutoupas.
The crop area 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 Period: 2019
Location: Sidirokastro, Serres
Partner: Sotirios Koutoupas
Farmer: Pavlos Lygeras
Cultivation: Olives for Oil Production
Variety: Petroelia Serres
Success Story area: 0.5 ha
Plant Protection Program: Common to the entire area
Success Story Goals
The objectives of this Success Story were as follows:
- Increase of Total Olive Fruit Production
- Increase of Total Olive Oil Production
- Increase in Oil Content
Agrology’s Functional Crop Nutrition® Program
Supplementary Applications with Agrology’s Functional Crop Nutrition® products:
Highly concentrated liquid Boron and Zinc in suspension concentrate form and reinforced with Molybdenum (Mo: 1% w/v, B: 15% w/v, Zn: 30% w/v)
- Flowering and fruit-setting Enhancement (Zn, B)
- Promotion of Vegetative Growth (Zn, Mo)
- Improved Fruit Development (B)
Application Timing
- Before Flowering
Recommended Dosage:
Foliar application – 100 cc/100 lt
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:
- Fruit set
Recommended Dosage
Foliar application – 100 cc/100lt
Bio-activator of ultra-pure silicon (92% w/w SiO2), with high availability of orthosilicic acid, the only form of silicon that plants can absorb.
- It promotes photosynthesis and enhances Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency.
- Increases resistance to both abiotic and biotic stress factors, including thermal stress, water stress, salinity, and toxicity of elements.
- Enhances production and improves its quality.
- Facilitates the absorption of macronutrients such as Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium.
Application timing:
- Fruit growth
- 1 month later – Fruit ripening
Recommended Dosage
Foliar application – 1,8 Kg/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
- Increase of olive’s oil content
Success Story Results
Measurements on both plots revealed impressive results in the Agrology treatment. Specifically, the results were as follows:
Increase of Total Olive Fruit Production by 25%
- Agrology: 7.5 t/ha
- Control: 6 t/ha
Increase of Oil Content by 8,3%
- Agrology: 20,8 %
- Control: 19,2 %
Increase of Total Olive Oil Production by 36%
- Agrology: 1.67 t/ha
- Control: 1.3 t/ha
Synopsis of the Results
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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.”
