ultimate biostimulant range for ornamental plants

Vitalnova Nursery

ICL’s Vitalnova Nursery range is being carefully formulated to bring together a portfolio of tried and tested high performance biostimulants to fit within an integrated crop management plan.

The Vitalnova Nursery Range consists of three products

• Vitalnova TriBoost - A growing media incorporated biostimulant which boosts plant health

• Vitalnova Prime - A blend of natural ingredients, derived from yeast cell walls, designed to fortify the plant

• Vitalnova Guardian - A foliar biostimulant which fortifies the leaf and increases it resistance against stresses

Biostimulants

There is no doubt that for the horticultural industry to become more resilient and sustainable growers need to adopt a range of biological products including plant biostimulants. Stimulating natural processes, quality biostimulant products have been scientifically proven to enhance nutrient uptake and efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress as well as crop quality. These products have an important role to play in modern horticultural production.

Healthy well-nourished plants grow and yield well and have a much high disease-resistance threshold. Unlike synthetic agrochemicals, biostimulants are not silver bullets. In the early days of biostimulants, guidance for use was sometimes rudimentary and resulting efficacy could be erratic.

Fast forward several decades and ICL is working with companies leading this field, to bring your proven products supported by in-depth technical backup.

Benefits to using biostimulants

1. Helping combat environmental stresses

Biostimulants can promote enhanced germination and root development, leading to increased vigour and greater stress resistance. An enhanced root system promotes more efficient nutrient and water uptake and translocation throughout the growing season.

2. Boosting plant health and quality

Promoting growth and improving plant metabolism can benefit overall plant growth and health. In addition, providing a catalyst at specific developmental stages can lead to improved uniformity and overall plant quality.

3. Encouraging plant growth

Biostimulants generally operate through different mechanisms compared to standard fertilizers, providing essential nutrients for plant metabolism that stimulate growth. Upregulating gene expression can have an effect on cell division and sizing, root and shoot growth, and reproductive development and timing.

Your ICL Technical Area Sales Manager or Distributor Representative can give you more information on incorporating biostimulants into your current plant management programme.