Protect crops against frost with algae extract

With the drop in temperatures and the arrival of winter, the fear of frost and its effects on crops is more than common among agricultural professionals. The consequences of the sudden decrease in the thermometers can spoil a lot of effort and, above all, generate serious losses in a harvest. That is why on this occasion it seems important to us to talk about how to protect crops against frost, in this case with algae extract, one of our natural biosolutions for a problem unfortunately common at this time.

Whether it is a white frost -with frost or ice on the plant- or a black frost -which does not generate ice crystals but does burn the leaves-, the problem is serious enough to act as soon as possible. And in this case, the use of a biostimulant based on algae extract ascophyllum nodosum) is a great option to protect crops against frost.

Why use seaweed extract against frost?

Since we do not want uncontrollable external situations such as frost to impact the productivity of our crops, the important thing is to promote plants that are more resistant to stress situations. Situations like in this case is that freezing suffered by the plant species. And the bioactive compounds present in seaweed extracts mitigate the serious effects of lowering temperatures.
Plants tend to accumulate proline, an amino acid present in small amounts in plants at optimal growth level. And that is where ascophyllum nodosum enters the scene, by promoting the generation of this amino acid which, under freezing stress conditions, increases the concentration of sugars and helps our crops cope with the damage caused by a sudden cooling of the atmosphere.
As we always say, natural solutions are the best for agricultural problems. And in this case we confirm it again with the application of this species of algae. And it is that the Ascophyllum nodosum represent a perfect example of physiological adaptation against conditions of hydric, saline and thermal stress. For this reason, due to this special biochemical composition, they are very useful for use in agriculture. And in fact they are not only in the formulation of products such as Optimar, but also in the extract of macroalgae with calcium Greencal or in Aminon Mar.

And it is that the products that contain natural extracts of Ascophyllum Nodosum are rich in complex polysaccharides (such as alginates), which are powerful biostimulants and induce the production of growth hormones (auxins and cytokinins). To this we must add that mannitol is a polyalcohol synthesized by these algae that acts as an osmoprotector. That is, it protects silver from extreme temperatures and humidity. Furthermore, alginic acid is a polysaccharide that participates in water balance and in the physiological response to abiotic stress.

For all these reasons, our production process is carried out with all the precautions, so that the extraction of the active ingredients contained in this species of seaweed is carried out using low-aggression processes to guarantee that all its properties are preserved. And, in parallel, we work with fundamental microelements in the metabolic processes of plants such as Boron, Zinc or Calcium.

Because our objective is to optimize the result and, above all, prepare the plant to face the most adverse circumstances. A strong plant with adequate growth is much less vulnerable to all kinds of situations.