Stress Reduction
Stress in the growing crop comes in many forms and is the main reason for loss of yield and reduction in quality of produce. From temperature extremes, excessive UV light, high levels of salts, drought, or biotic factors a growing crop is in some form of stress every single day.
Engage are leading the way in stress reduction technologies with a focus on reducing susceptibility to any kind of stress from strengthening plant tissues, stimulating secondary pathways to aid the production in supportive compounds and supporting crops with specific nutrients required in higher amounts during periods of stress.
Engage’s ranges of stress relieving technologies are some of most advanced available and contain many market leading technologies which can help crops deal with crop stress of any kind!
Fortify Maxx
New for 2022, Engage launched Fortify Maxx. Building on the success of their Fortify platform of market leading biostimulatory technologies such as Fortify Cu and Fortify XD, Fortify Maxx introduces a brand new technology, Phenophytes.
Fortify Maxx has been in development since early 2016 as Engage began the hunt for natural alternative stimulants to inorganic versions within their Fortify range, phosphite’s being one example, to support crops under oxidative stress. Fortify Maxx is a package of three chelated micronutrients and unique to Engage, plant extracts called ‘Phenophytes’taken from specific plant species naturally attuned to withstanding higher levels of abiotic and biotic stress. The nutritional/phenophyte package work together to increase the natural production of phenolic compounds from secondary pathways to significantly limit a plants susceptibility to stress of any kind.
Fortify Cu
Fortify Cu is one of the best anti-stress formulations available today and is a unique formulation of nitrogen, copper, phosphorus and bio activators.
The unique formula aids the foliar penetration, vascular transport and assimilation of copper to promote plant health during periods of biotic stress.
Fortify Cu utilises the blend of phosphorus and copper and halide ion sources, specifically to maintain the established yield of crops.
Bio-Chel Ca
At Engage we think Bio-Chel Ca (10% CaO ) is the best foliar calcium in the world.
The worlds most concentrated calcium chelate is completely organically formulated from a sustainable, renewable resource and is 100% pure available calcium.
Being 100% calcium and organic means its acceptance by plants could not be higher so application efficacy is ensured.
Also due to the strong organic chelation of Bio-Chel Ca is completely available to support the oxidative stress process to replenish calcium lost from cell walls to reduce acidity created by ROS compoundsBio-Chel Ca penetrates leaves at the highest levels and contains natural surface-active compounds which breakdown surface tension of water to maximise distribution across the leaf and keeps the spray wet for longer allowing greater time for use by the plant
Fortify 30-20
Fortify 30-20 a potassium phosphite designed for use in all fruit and vegetable crops to provide potassium and phosphorus as a highly transported (PO3) phosphite instead of normal phosphate. This stimulates increased vascular flow and greater rooting potential for greater stronger growth.
The potassium phosphite in Fortify 30-20 also stimulates secondary nutrient pathways to increase energy output by the plant to increase growth potential and to support crop health in reducing susceptibility to pathogenic stress. Fortify 30-20 is created without the need for ammonia
stabilisation making it ideal for use as an irrigated or foliar applied
potassium and phosphorus fertiliser.
Fortify XD
One of the more recent additions to the Fortify Platform, Fortify XD marks a new era in Bio-fortification technology being a new polymeric chelate which uses selected trace elements and specific amino acids to reinforce cellular processes to strengthen cell integrity and to ‘limit susceptibility’ to damage from biotic stresses.
Within the processes supported by the addition of Fortify XD, the trace element are chelated in such a way that they are made available to create compounds which the cells of plants can use for maintaining strong cellular health to reduce the production of damaging compounds normally created by cells in response to periods of stress. The compounds created support strong cellular function and allow the applied crops to maintain vigour and growth which in turn results in the maintenance of yield and quality.
Sion
The highest silicon delivery to secure growth, yield and quality.
Over the past 50 years the increased use of inorganic fertilisers has massively reduced soil biology to the point where available silicon levels are far too low to adequately support crop growth.
The need for silicon fertiliser was established however plants only take up one specific form of silicon which is silicic acid. Engage developed the use of a new form of stabilised silicic acid and this is Sion.
At 21% Si, Sion is the most concentrated liquid silicon available in agriculture and delivers silicon at such high levels its use rate is only required 0.25-1.0L per hectare.
As a nutrient Sion can be used for foliar and irrigated application to increase the growth, health and strength of crops. Sion’s unique form of silicon is proven to strengthen all plants tissues to reduce susceptibility to any stress.
