The eggplant crop is very sensitive to Verticillium, a fungus that penetrates through the roots and affects the transit of sap, causing wilting and desiccation. With a special impact on nightshades such as eggplant, tomato or pepper, it weakens the plants to the point of considerably reducing crop yields or, in the worst cases, causing their loss.
Although it is difficult to treat, at MAFA we show in this trial the high effectiveness of one of our biostimulants, Indumax, for its control.
WHY USE INDUMAX?
Because it induces the eggplant plant to generate new and healthy shoots.
Formulated from microelements in the form of stable molecular complexes, Indumax induces plant self-defense with the generation of proteins that have a great influence on photosynthesis, respiration and lignification.
THE TRIAL, IN DETAIL
This MAFA trial was carried out in February 2024 at the DOBLE R farm, in Michoacán (Mexico).
To verify the effectiveness of Indumax against the Verticillium fungus, conventional management in an affected plot (control) was compared with MAFA treatment in another also damaged plot. Specifically, two applications of Indumax (5 ml/liter of water) were made at an interval of 15 days.
THE RESULTS, IN GRAPHICS
- With Indumax
- Without Indumax
11.4% more new shoots were observed in the plants treated with MAFA compared to those in the control plot.
- With Indumax
- Without Indumax
33.3% more fruits were observed in the plants treated with MAFA compared to those managed with conventional procedures in the other plot.
Healthy shoots after application of the treatment.
Plants treated with Indumax.
