Watermelon Yield Increase with Gravital® Energy
Through Research Programs in collaboration with Universities and Research Institutes 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 Research Program on Watermelons was carried out in Velestino Magnesia, in collaboration with the University of Thessaly in 2019.
The field 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 products, in this case Gravital® Energy, aiming to Watermelon Yield Increase.
Identity of the Experiment
Cultivation Season: 2019
Research Institute: University of Thessaly
Location: Velestino, Magnesia
Experimental Area: 0.22 ha
Cultivation: Watermelon
Field: Fully productive – Excellent nutritional status
Experiment Goals
The Objective of this Experiment for watermelon was as follows:
- Yield Increase
Plant Nutrition Program
In the experiment Agrology’s Innovative Crop Nutrition® product, Gravital® Energy, was used.
A Silicium (Si) Biostimulant, with high availability of Orthosilicic acid, the only assimilable form of Silicium by plants.
- Enhances production and improves its quality.
- Increase in resistance to both abiotic and biotic stress factors, including thermal stress, water stress, salinity, and toxicity of elements.
Facilitates the absorption of macronutrients such as Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium.
Results
Total Watermelon Yield Increase by 7.14%
- Control: 76.1 t/ha
- Agrology: 81.5 t/ha
Increase in the number of fruits per ha by 13.75%
- Control: 8333 fruits/ha
- Agrology: 9479 fruits/ha
Farmer’s Total Benefit: 1086.2€/ha
Cost of Additional Applications: 223.7€/ha
Cost Benefit = 1€ : 5€
- Increase of Yield by 543.1 kg/ha or by 7.14% (Average price/ Kg: 0.20€)
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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.”