How can biostimulants be promoted?
A change to be taken into consideration
Biostimulants are now part of many growers' technical itineraries.
They are almost always used in conjunction with plant protection products, provided there are no contraindications for mixing.
However, the increasingly hot and dry climate from spring onwards changes the situation in terms of fungicide applications.
These become rare or are even eliminated altogether, as the development of diseases is halted by the lack of humidity.
The risk is then no longer linked to these pathogens during this period, but shifts to physiological disorders linked to abiotic stress, with disruption of sap flow causing direct damage: scorching, foliar mottling, white tips, but also indirect damage by disrupting the assimilation of certain nutrients, causing tip burn or apical necrosis.
To protect themselves, producers must take advantage of the technical opportunity to "take out" the sprayer to apply products designed to regulate plants. Here, we are focusing on a very specific category of biostimulants. Since the goal is not to boost vigor but rather to regulate the plant's enzymatic system, the choice of biostimulant is therefore essential.
Producers in the southernmost part of Europe have already incorporated this new practice into their itineraries.
That is why we are bringing this to your attention, so that you can adapt to these new situations.
Yield losses due to abiotic stress can be just as damaging as those caused by pathogens.
The means of control are no longer treatment products but biostimulants.
When carefully selected and positioned, these products are always effective in securing yields and ensuring crop profitability.
Don't forget them in your overall crop management considerations.
