Abiotic stress is one of the greatest challenges faced by crops, affecting their development, yield, and quality. This type of stress arises from adverse environmental factors and forces plants to activate complex adaptation mechanisms to survive.
Blueberry cultivation is highly sensitive to various environmental conditions. In general, any type of abiotic stress that blueberries experience during their development will impact numerous physiological processes, compromising both the productivity and quality of the harvest. In this increasingly unpredictable agricultural context, it is crucial to understand the climate, the crop’s phenology, and to apply nutritional and biostimulatory tools that allow us to anticipate such stressful situations.
Conventional biostimulants are no longer sufficient; precision is now required. This is why Atlántica Agrícola has developed the Archer® Line, Diana Solutions formulated to address specific physiopathies that compromise production.
Blueberry is a crop particularly sensitive to stress caused by high radiation and temperature. For this reason, a key product that is recommended is an osmoprotective antioxidant such as Archer® Osmocare. Archer® Osmocare is a soluble product formulated with organic osmoprotectants such as glycine betaine, along with calcium and magnesium, which promote transpiration, water and nutrient flow, and calcium fixation in fruits.
This results in increased fruit filling, firmness, and post-harvest life, even under critical conditions. Its main benefits are::
- Antioxidant and osmoprotective under maximum abiotic stress conditions.
- Promotes water absorption and nutrient flow to the fruit.
- Stimulates calcium fixation in tissues under water and/or thermal stress.
- Increases fruit filling and yield.
- Enhances harvest quality and post-harvest life.
It is recommended to apply at two key moments:
a) Budburst: To maintain active photosynthesis and support calcium transport to young tissues.
b) Fruit Set: To improve size, weight, and firmness of the fruit, key aspects for export-quality harvests.
Ask us how to integrate Archer® Osmocare into your technical strategy and take your crop to the next level. For total blueberry protection, alternate its application with an advanced sunscreen like Archer® Eclipse.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Víctor Romano Saravia
vromano@atlanticaagricola.com
www.atlanticaagricola.com
