Agricrop announced the launch of a new class of naturally occurring compounds that reduce environmental stress in crop plants.
After three years of trial work in Australia, Photon 500SG has demonstrated efficacy in various key crops including apples, citrus and grapes.
The new class of products is based upon naturally occurring compounds (dicarboxylic acids) that are effective at very low rates of active ingredient (g/ha).
Advantages include higher yields, improved fruit quality, larger size, increased fruit density and reduced flower abortion.
Manage crop stress
Developed by Crop Microclimate Management (CMM) USA, Photon 500SG enables growers to better manage crop stress conditions such as high light intensity, extreme heat or cold, drought and even some salinity, says Chuck Kupatt, CMM president and R&D director.
“Our focus has caused us to explore areas that traditional crop protection companies tend to overlook,” Chuck added. An example of that focus is Screen Duo, which produces larger yields of higher quality fruit by reducing losses due to excess heat, light and drought.
Screen Duo is CMM’s first product based on its proprietary Fusion Technology™ (patent pending).
According to Agricrop sales manager Stewart Frankling, Photon 500 SG will be available in limited quantities this season. “Photon 500SG should prove popular with growers as there is no residue and application rates of about 40 g/ha makes mixing and application simple,” Stewart said.
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