A carefully formulated unexampled portfolio of high carrying into action biostimulants – The Vitalnova Nursery Range – has been lend to ICL ’s biologic works wellness range , helping UK decorative growers maintain high plant quality throughout the growing season .

“ stimulate rude process , quality biostimulant products have been scientifically prove to enhance alimentary uptake and efficiency , increase permissiveness to abiotic and biotic accent as well as ameliorate craw quality , ” explicate ICL ’s Martin Donnelly . “ Healthy , well - nourished works grow and perform well and have a much higher disease - resistance threshold ; as such biostimulants have an important use to play in mod horticultural production . ”

Helping the industriousness become more resilient and sustainable , ICL ’s first two proven biostimulant products – Vitalnova Prime and Vitalnova Guardian – fortify plants .

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“ Derived from barm , genus Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Vitalnova Prime is rich in amino acids and peptides which are rude elicitors , ” excuse Marin . “ excite plant ’ born defenses to increase plant life health throughout the season , elicitors reduce the pauperism for conventional chemicals . This is known as induced resistance and is a human body of ‘ plant memory ’ - similar to how our body reply to vaccinum . ”

Derived from lifelike polyketides and foliar - apply food , Vitalnova Guardian delivers a rapid response fortifying leaves to help plants cope with , abiotic and biotic stresses .

“ Biostimulants are not a replacement for precise , targeted nutrition and full-bodied IPM practices ; however , they are another useful creature for growers to employ to optimise plant quality throughout the time of year , ” says Martin .

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“ Unlike traditional plant protection products , biostimulants are not silver heater . In the other days , guidance for biostimulant use was sometimes underlying and resulting efficaciousness could be erratic . Fast forth several decades and ICL is work with companies leading this field of study to impart proven biostimulant products to the UK ornamental market place , as always , supported by in - depth expert backup . ”

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