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TRUE True innovation in soil plant technology requires a commitment to investment and research in product development, nutritional testing and education.
This philosophy forms the core of NuEdge Solutions Australia's (NESA) approach. Every farming input has an impact on the specific farming operation.
The timing of these inputs will eventually determine the operation's efficiency, profitability and sustainability.
With the fruit and nut harvest season now in full swing, the importance of post-harvest nutrition should once again be emphasised.
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It is the one chance to replenish the nutrients removed during harvest.
Soil conditions, especially soil temperatures, are not ideal for nutrient uptake at the start of spring and the crop will depend on stockpiled reserves for a good and even budburst or flowering.
The absence of enough foliage and green leaves early season (very limited photosynthesis and transpiration) further inhibits nutrient uptake from the soil.
One of the ways this conservation technique manifests itself, is through an active root flush during the post-harvest period.
This phenomenon is directly dependent on crop energy levels after harvest, crop yield as well as availability of nutrients in soil solution.
Plants will divert energy towards the roots to further stimulate this process.
Greater root mass will increase nutrient uptake, increase the plant's winter storage capacity and enhance hormone production.
Carbohydrates and specific nutrients are stored as reserves in the roots and permanent structure of the plant.
Postharvest nutrition also influences the next season's bud differentiation and development.
A grower can never compensate for neglecting post-harvest nutrient applications by applying more nutrients in spring.
NESA's nutrition programs are specifically developed to target these nutrient sinks in the postharvest period.
Specific products have been developed to meet the requirements during this phase which replenishes nutrients utilised during plant growth plus development, removal of crop during harvest, pruning, et cetera.
NESA is constantly developing new science-based products to best suit the needs of growers and their individual soil and crop types.
Creating a purely customised product for each grower and each phenological growth stage is a hallmark of the team.
- Copy supplied by NESA.
