Horticulture trends in 2023 will focus on the use of sustainable methods for soil improvement, biological protection and water conservation. Environmental concerns and limited financial resources are also likely to stop gardeners from using chemicals to control common garden pests or pathogens. It expected that instead of buying expensive chemicals, there would be a transition to the use of more eco-friendly solutions like biologicals. Another reason for the transition is a tendency of using honeybees for controlled pollination of fruit and berry crops. It is well-known fact that in intensive agriculture, especially in orchards bees could be exposed by high pesticide background during the season. Orchard treatments does not stop during pollination period. All these elements in addition to climate change will force gardeners to reconsider the types of crops they grow to more closely match the climate in their part of the country and be healthier.
Over the past five years, the market for biological products for crop nutrition and protection has intensified globally. Previously, only organic fruit and berry producers were interested in such products. Nowadays, biological products are widely used on cereals and other industrial crops. In fact, the issue of orchard care and nutrition is always relevant.
When spring begins, there is much more work to be done in the garden, so you cannot relax. You need to take care of the planted seedlings, feed the young plants, control diseases and pests, and weeds. Some significant part of this work can be covered by the application of biological products, both as a preventive measure and at the time of immediate need.
In 2023, the Ukrainian producer of microbial products for agricultural sector, the BTU-CENTER company, developed new enhanced approaches to each orchard, depending on growing conditions, treatment technology and diversity of plants\trees. The three new products have been registered for orchard use – Mycohelp, Fitobact and Organic Balance.
Taking into account the newly registered products for nutrition and plant strengthening, the BTU-Center offers you an updated spring strategy for your orchard based on three steps - healthy soil, healthy start and healthy leaf (the basics of three steps described in article “Plant nutrition in the orchard biocenosis”, 2022*). In this article, we will focus more on the method and goals of using new products in a complex of measures to feed and maintain plant health.
New registered products and their functions:
MYCOHELP (soil improver) is a biological based product on spores and mycelium of fungi Trichoderma harzianum and Trichoderma lignorum. In addition, it includes a set of spores of natural soil bacteria Bacillus subtilis, Azotobacter and their metabolites.Total number of viable cells from 1,0 x 109 CFU/cm3. This product:- provides prevention of fungal diseases by increasing the immune system of plants;
- stimulates of root system growth;
- increase in the area of absorption of nutrient elements.
- strengthens the immune system of plants;
- stimulates plant growth and development;
- improves the quality of crop production.
- increases resistance of plants to stress factors: biotic, anthropogenic, climatic, edaphic;
- increases germination, provides seedling uniformity and vigor;
- provides plant balanced nutrition, improved development;
- increases the crop yield.
The healthy orchard is the pride of the owner, filling the area with coziness, forming a microclimate and being a good source of vitamins and useful compounds. Therefore, it is important to provide such valuable plants with optimal environmental conditions, proper care for their growth and development.
The season has begun! The BTU-CENTER offers you not just preparations, but solutions and opportunities so that, as a result, they get both additional profits and benefits to the ecosystem. Therefore, do not wait too much, order biologicals and ensure the sustainable management of your orchard today! Moreover, it is always a contribution to yields!
