Season after season, growers are faced with a variety of crop stresses that are simply out of the industries' control. While nature and weather will take their course, with YaraLiva Calcium Nitrate growers can give their plants and trees the strength needed to protect against diseases and environmental stresses such as heat, drought, salinity and excessive sodium.
Calcium is key throughout the life of the plant, right through to harvest. Roots need calcium for growth and a consistent supply is directly related to early fruit growth, healthy cell division, and the overall strength and health of fruits and vegetables. Alongside potassium, nitrogen is the plant nutrient required in greatest quantities. Nitrogen is key for chlorophyll production and plays a major role in cell division, growth of new tissues and root system development.
The preferred form of nitrogen for plant uptake is nitrate, and plants can be susceptible to ammonium-nitrogen toxicity especially in cool wet soils. Higher plants, including many fruit and vegetable species, are especially sensitive to ammonium. Nitrogen sources in the form of urea or ammonium take time to convert to nitrate in the soil, leaving plants vulnerable. With fully soluble calcium and nitrate-nitrogen, YaraLiva products guarantee these critical nutrients are quickly and efficiently available to crops.
During fruit set and fill, fertigation spoon-feeding can be coupled with a dry blend application that gives the tree the fuel and nutrients it needs for fruit development. Demand of N, K, and Ca are highest during this time period so keeping these nutrients in check is essential for ensuring crop set, juice content development, and sizing. Sources of nutrition that are available and ready for uptake into the tree should be prioritized to fuel key functions and replenish reserves for demand to come. Calcium Nitrate from YaraLiva® TROPICOTE® and YaraLiva® CN-9® is one such source as it contains nitrate nitrogen and totally plant-available calcium. The soluble calcium and nitrate nitrogen travel in tandem into the root system and begin working to strengthen cell walls and improve overall tree health while ensuring fruit has the best chance of reaching its maximum potential. Potassium nitrate and sulfate of potash are two key sources of K for citrus production. Fruit demand of N, K, and Ca during cell enlargement and maturation increases rapidly and utilizing these sources can make all the difference for this season’s crop as well as the next.
Did you know YaraLiva has the lowest Carbon Footprint of any Calcium Nitrate product on the market? Learn more.
YaraLiva Calcium Nitrate has many benefits to your citrus crop as part of the fertility program of your choice. Ask your retailer to include YaraLiva in your 5-0-7 blend.
In addition, Yara has developed a solution that is not only the best crop nutrition program for your grove but also the most economical for your business.
Kelsey Gunthorp, Regional Sales Manager
kelsey.gunthorp@yara.com
(863) 446-1277
Taylor Sewell, Sales Agronomist
taylor.sewell@yara.com
(813) 758-3815
John Allan, Regional Sales Manager
john.allan@yara.com
(559) 942-2564
Vanessa Vicencio, Sales Agronomist
vanessa.vicencio@yara.com
(559) 909-5175