To boost athlete performance human nutrition scientists recommend taking carbs before exercise and proteins
after. They also recommend fast burning carbs before a sprint and slow burning carbs before a long run. In
other words, athletes carefully control their diet and use nutritional supplements to improve performance and
ensure optimal muscle recovery.
We think mineral nutrition affects plant performance much in the same way. It is possible to boost yield and
improve quality by providing the right mix of nutrients at the proper time. So we manufacture plant nutrition
formulations that contain the right combination of nutrients that plants need and deliver them at the specific
time when they need them.
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Like all living organisms, plants require optimal supply of nutrients throughout their growth and reproductive stages of development in order to produce maximum yield.
This is particularly true for commercial crop producing plants because growers expect them to produce above average yield while maintaining superior quality throughout the production season.
In some cases growers do not provide enough fuel in order to keep the production engine running and, as a result, their fields run out of steam mid-season. This is particularly true in crops with a long production season.
For example, many strawberry growers’ yields drop significantly in August, while growers that use APN‘s program continue harvesting significant volume of A grade fruit through October or later.
The negative impact of nutrient deficiency stress on crop yield is
considerable. While growers continue to supply nutrients throughout
the season, for a variety of reasons these nutrients are not readily
available and cannot be absorbed by the plants. As plants begin to
exhibit symptoms of nutrient deficiency growers respond by providing
even more of the missing nutrient rather than addressing the
underlying problem.
Many growers also miss the point that more is not always better when
it comes to plant nutrition. Plants do not need the same amount of
mineral nutrients at all times. For example, in certain crops
feeding excessive amount of Nitrogen during flowering can be counter
productive because it promotes vegetative growth and suppresses
flower formation.
We prevent the above situations by developing a customized plant nutrition program which ensures that plants have the right combination of nutrients for each stage of development throughout the production season.
We ensure optimal plant performance because we provide the plants
with the right combination of minerals at the specific time when
they need them. This targeted nutrition approach enables our
clients’ plants to reach their optimum productivity and it is the
primary reason why our customers see consistently healthier plants,
higher yield, and better crop quality.
The secret to the success of our crop nutrition programs is that we
use mineral nutrition to trigger certain physiological responses in
the plants. Through proper nutrition, we are able to improve plant
health and optimize plant growth and development. Plants reach
their optimum productivity and growers see consistently better
results.
Because of its focus on efficiency, our approach also lowers
production costs and reduces the environmental impact of commercial
agriculture by eliminating excessive use of soil fertilizers and
pesticides.