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 on Watermelon, var. Florida (SS 2024_111_GR) in collaboration with the agricultural store “Kostaragkos A. – Vorias A.”, in 2024. Throughout the process, the farmer benefited from the continuous guidance and support offered by Agrology’s Technical Department and the collaborating agricultural store.
The field was divided into two plots, one was used as the Control, while Agrology’s Program was applied to the other plot. In all 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 Success Story
Client: Kostaragkos A. – Vorias A.
Farmer: Antonis Douramanis
Location: Vathi, Avlida
Cultivation Season: 2024
Cultivation: Watermelon, var. Florida
Success Story Area: 0.45 + 0.45 ha (Agrology + Control)
Plant protection: Same for the entire area
Irrigation System: Drip
Success Story Goals
By applying Agrology’s Functional Crop Nutrition® products during specific growth stages, the farmer managed to achieve significant agronomic benefits for the crop.
The main Objectives of this Success Story were as follows:
- Total Yield Increase
- Early Harvesting Promotion
Agrology Functional Crop Nutrition® Program
Functional Crop Nutrition Program® – Agrology Supplementary Applications
1st Application: Vegetative Growth (20 days after transplanting) – Fertigation
XGel® activ Sapphire (15 L/ha)
2nd Application: Flowering Onset – Foliar Spray
XGel® activ Topaz (4 L/ha)
3rd Application: Fruit Set – Fertigation
Titonic® CalBoMag (01 L/ha)
4th Application: Fruit Growth – Fertigation
XGel® activ Ruby (15 L/ha)
5th Application: Fruit Growth (10–15 days after the previous one) – Fertigation
XGel® activ Ruby (15 L/ha)
Applications with Dynax® Envi – Fertigation
Dose: 10 L/ha
Total of 4 Applications
1st application: 7 days after transplanting
Application Intervals: Every 15 days
Functional Crop Nutrition® Products
25-25-25+4SiO2+TE
Highly Concentrated Functional Crop Nutrition® product, with a balanced NPK ratio, in the form of a thixotropic Gel, with Bioavailable Silicon of the E-PerForm® Technology.
- High content of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium, making it suitable for all crop growth stages
- Vegetative Development Enhancement
0-50-50+16SiO2+TE
Highly Concentrated Functional Crop Nutrition® product, in the form of a thixotropic Gel, with Bioavailable Silicon of E-PerForm® Technology, rich in Phosphorus and Potassium.
- High content of Phosphorus and Potassium to increase fruit weight and sugars, improve their color and increase yields
- Flowering Enhancement
- Fruit Set Increase
Functional Crop Nutrition® product, in the form of a Concentrated liquid susposolution. It is abundant 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.
- Ideal for promoting fruit growth
- Reduction of physiological disorders in fruits
15-10-50+4SiO2+3MgO
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.
- High Potassium content promotes fruit weight and sugar increase
Soil improver-Soil activator based on a 80% refined extract of Leonardite, of natural ratio of Fulvic: Humic acids 30:70. Enriched with a 20% mixture, 20 plant-based L-Amino acids of enzymatic hydrolysis, Proteins, Carboxylic acids, Organic Prebiotics of high biological value, antioxidants and vitamins.
- Boosts soil’s ability to absorb and retain nutrients, enhancing fertilizer and soil nutrient use.
- Improves root uptake and movement of nutrients within plants.
- Supplies Organic Nitrogen over time to support plant growth.
- Encourages healthy vegetative and root growth, promoting strong crop establishment.
- Protects crops from stress caused by factors like soil salinity and other environmental challenges.
Success Story Results
During the field trials, sampling was conducted in all treatments: the Control and Agrology treatment. As a result, the Agrology Program demonstrated impressive improvements in Fruit Growth Quality Parameters of Watermelon cultivation, benefiting the farmer.
Specifically, the following were achieved:
- Fruit Weight Increase
Fruit Weight Increase: + 9.1% or 1 Kg/fruit
- Agrology: 12 Kg
- Control: 11 Kg
2. Fruit Number Increase
Fruit Number Increase: + 20% or 600 fruits/ha
- Agrology: 3600 fruits/ha
- Control: 3000 fruits/ha
3. Total Yield Increase
Total Yield Increase: + 30.9% or 10.2 t/ha
- Agrology: 43.2 t/ha
- Control: 33 t/ha
4. Early Harvesting Promotion
5. Farmer’s Observations
- Greater number of fruits
- Increased fruit weight
- Earlier harvest
Results’ Synopsis – Conclusions
Investment – Farmer’s Financial Benefit
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For further information, please contact us at: global@agrology.eu
“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 of the technician-agronomists.”