Alejandro Martínez, head of the technical department of Ficosterra, highlights the differential value of the algae Macrocystis Pyrifera in the framework of the online technical meeting dedicated to Citrus
Benefits of the algae Macrocystis Pyrifera compared to other algae on the market: Ecklonia and Ascophyllum
On April 2, the Ficosterra technical webinars began.
These digital meetings are a new channel of communication with distributors and farmers while the health alarm state generated by COVID-19 lasts.
These meetings are training sessions where we explain the technology and workings of the biostimulants ficosagro®, cystium-k®, and ficosgreen® which are made of extracts of algae and microorganisms.
These presentations are offered together with the details of the numerous Success Cases that we have in various crops, as well as the testimony of the technician or farmer in charge of monitoring them.
In the Question Time that we opened after the session dedicated to Citrus fruits, a technical advisor from Valenzuela & CIA (a leading company in the distribution of plant protection products) asked us the following question:
With so many algae in use in the agricultural market, what are the differences between them?
What is the difference in the value of Macrocystis algae compared to more popular algae such as Ecklonia or Ascophyllum?
We believe that it is interesting to share the answer given by Alejandro Martínez, technical and testing manager of Ficosterra:
Ecklonia has a high content of auxins that act to promote plant elongation both at the root level and at the apical level.
Ascophyllum Nodosum has a high content of cytokinins, which act on the plant promoting branching and axillary growth. They also give the plant greater photosynthetic capacity.
Cytokinins are poorly mobile phytohormones and, once they reach certain tissues, they become paralyzed.
Most of the algae biostimulants in Spain and Europe come from the Ascophyllum algae.
Ascophyllum is an alga that grows close to the rock, exposed to many adversities. Its size is rather discreet and when it is collected, it is cut whole (reproductive organs, etc.).
cystium-k is a product of natural origin, without chemical synthesis elements or GMOs, which, thanks to its physical-chemical composition (rich in phytohormones and cations) makes it better to produce and calibrate the fruit and obtain a greater homogeneity of their diameters.
Below is a brief excerpt from Alejandro’s intervention and some images of how algae are collected in the Pacific Ocean:
Macrocystis algae collection in the Pacific Ocean
Other topics of interest discussed at the webinar on Citrus
The technical meeting on citrus that we held on April 2 featured the testimony of the citrus farmer Juan José Sánchez.
Juanjo is in charge of a 60 ha mandarin farm in Sagunto and has been responsible for the tests carried out with the biostimulant ficosagro® on two plots:
2018 campaign, Marisoles farm (Sagunto)
2019 campaign: Oronules farm (Sagunto)
During the trial carried out in 2018 in Marisoles, Juanjo tells us that on the surface treated with ficosagro® he obtained the fruit with a higher caliber both in the first and in the second flower.
But, what caught his attention, was picking fruit with a 56.5 mm diameter in the third flower, something incredible, he tells us because, as all professionals know very well, the third flower usually produces a much more modest fruit.
In the 2019 campaign, in Oronules, the area treated with the biostimulant ficosagro® managed to produce an increase of 3 mm in caliber/fruit in the first flower, results that also seemed “quite striking” as he states.
The result was an increase in production (23.6% in total, in Oronules), at an early stage of fruit development “where the money is,” concludes Juanjo.
Esta web utiliza cookies para que podamos ofrecerte la mejor experiencia de usuario posible. La información de las cookies se almacena en tu navegador y realiza funciones tales como reconocerte cuando vuelves a nuestra web, o ayudar a nuestro equipo a comprender qué secciones de la web encuentras más interesantes y útiles.
Más info en nuestra política completa sobre cookies y también en nuestra política completa de privacidad y avisos legales.
Esta web utiliza cookies para que podamos ofrecerte la mejor experiencia de usuario posible. La información de las cookies se almacena en tu navegador y realiza funciones tales como reconocerte cuando vuelves a nuestra web o ayudar a nuestro equipo a comprender qué secciones de la web encuentras más interesantes y útiles. Más info en nuestra política completa sobre cookies y también en nuestra política completa de privacidad y avisos legales.
Las cookies necesarias son absolutamente esenciales para que el sitio web funcione correctamente. Esta categoría solo incluye cookies que garantizan funcionalidades básicas y características de seguridad del sitio web. Estas cookies no almacenan ninguna información personal.
Para permitir el uso de cookies no necesarias, necesitamos el consentimiento del usuario. Si deseas permitir el uso de las cookies no necesarias, habilita esta casilla. Podrás retirar en todo momento el consentimiento para el uso de este tipo de cookies, en la pestaña inferior de configuración de cookies de nuestro sitio web.
Proyecto financiado por el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional de la Unión Europea
Project financed by the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union