Are you a producer? Do you grow fruit trees, vines, olives, kiwis? If so, surely – like everyone else – you will want a large, early and marketable production for the next year. Differentiating buds in flowering plants is a crucial process. Read below some ways that will help you achieve your goals for better production.
In all perennial plants and fruit trees, in Spring, with the increase in temperature, the gradual development of vegetative & flowering buds begins. The flowering buds in stone fruit trees (peach, nectarine, apricot, cherry, sour cherry, plum, etc.) develop first, while in pome fruits (apple, pear) that have mixed buds, they develop together with the leaves. This means that there are no mature leaves to produce carbohydrates for the development of the flowers and until the initial phase of the fruits.
Therefore, all the work of the plant until then is supported by substances in the roots and bark of shoots (carbohydrates, proteins, minerals) that have been stored since the autumn of the previous year. We therefore understand that the nutritional state of the tree in the previous autumn until the fall of the leaves (hibernation) is of decisive importance for the production of the following year.
Note: Walnut, chestnut, kiwi & quince, on the other hand, germinate and mature their leaves and then develop flowers, thus supporting them until the beginning of fruiting. Despite all this, these trees also need stored substances from the previous year to germinate.
In addition, in order to have enough flowering buds (or in mixed trees, developed meristems for flowers), the differentiation of a sufficient percentage of buds from leafy (as they are initially created) to flowering ones must have been completed. This process usually begins in the summer and is usually completed after the harvest, which relieves the tree of its burden, and until winter dormancy.
Therefore, during this season, which producers usually do not give much importance to, we must supply the trees with necessary lubricating elements from both the soil and the leaves. This will lead to immediate production of carbohydrates & proteins through photosynthesis as long as there are mature leaves and these substances will be stored in the bark of the shoots and the root.
Agroza in collaboration with CIFO proposes special products for immediate storage in the bark and stimulation of the plant for differentiation of buds into flowering plants independently of a nitrogen and trace element fertilization. These products are BIOLIGHT in combination with METIL B.
BIOLIGHT is a biostimulant with all amino acids and 4 essential trace elements with strong energy. METIL B is a slow absorption nitrogen of high purity & functionality. The participation of the above is decisive for the final production of the following year.
Quick application instructions:
BIOLIGHT (200GR/1000L water) + METIL B (5L/1000L water) for 1-2 applications after harvest until just before winter.
Agroza sells Cifo products through a large nationwide network of agricultural supply stores. If you are interested in purchasing Cifo’s very high quality nutrition and fertilization products to improve your production results, contact us so we can direct you to one of our partners. If you would like to include Cifo products in the range of products you sell, contact us to discuss.