Written by Charlotte Cunningham
A recent survey carried out by CPM and Interagro has revealed a significant number of growers are seeing crop production benefits by optimising biostimulant and adjuvant products. Charlotte Cunningham reports. Interest in the role adjuvants and biostimulants can play in optimising crop production is increasing globally. But how exactly do they work? Adjuvants offer the potential to increase the performance of crop protection inputs, while biostimulants claim to be able to modify physiological processes in plants to protect against crop stress, as well as boosting the overall health of the crop. To get a better feel for exactly how such products are being used by farmers, CPM teamed up with adjuvant experts, Interagro, to hone in on what kind of impact they can have on farm. Among the results, 15% of farmers revealed that they believe the biostimulants Bridgeway and Zonda can improve plant health. “Best yield results come from starting with early applications that help to build plant health and resilience to stress,” explains Stuart Sutherland, technical manager at Interagro. “Across two years of trials, and 25 comparisons in a range of cereal crops, Bridgeway/Zonda have delivered an average yield benefit of 0.7 t/ha, worth £126/ha (at a grain…
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