November 2015
Scientific articles | Terra-Sorb®
Plant biostimulants are products that contain multiple compounds and claim toactivate a wide range of plant responses. Amino acid based products are one exampleof biostimulants with a complex composition and different product characteristicsdepending on their sources and production processes. Amino acid biostimulants areobtained mainly by chemical or enzymatic protein hydrolysis and the type ofhydrolysis determine the content of free amino acids and their enantiomeric purity.While L-amino ac...
September 2015
Scientific articles | Cera-Trap®
Mexican fruit flies, Anastrepha ludens (Loew; Diptera: Tephritidae), have traditionally been trapped in citrus orchards in Mexico using protein hydrolysates as bait. Recently, CeraTrap®, an enzymatic hydrolyzed protein, has emerged as an effective lure for monitoring A. ludens at the orchard level and is currently being used by growers in the region of Veracruz. Several studies have revealed that grape juice is highly attractive to A. ludens, and recent work supports its potential use for r...
September 2015
Scientific articles | Armurox®
The efficiency of a new technology for providing to sugarcane bioavailable Silicon was evaluated in two commercial areas Ameca and Autlán located in Jalisco (Mexico), using a design of divided plots and control without application of Si. Two foliar applications of the new formulation were performed in stage of tillering between 30-45 days. In each experiment different measurements were made to determine the influence of the potential yield of the crop: leaf area, plant height, sprouting (nu...
June 2015
Scientific articles | Cera-Trap®
The effect of four attractants: CeraTrap, hydrolyzed protein, torula tablets and Flyral spread over five acres of guava trees was evaluated. The variables studied were flies per trap per day and the number of infected larvae per kg of guava. The attractant which was statistically better was CeraTrap. Therefore, the application of CeraTrap for preventing fruit flies is recommended in guava fruit in this community.
May 2015
Scientific articles | Cera-Trap®
Monitoring population levels of the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew) (Diptera: Tephritidae), at the orchard level prior and during the fruit ripening period can result in significant savings in the costs of managing this pestiferous insect. Unfortunately, to date, no highly effective and economically viable trap is available to growers. To move toward this goal, trap_lure combinations were evaluated in trials performed in citrus orchards in Veracruz, Mexico. CeraTrap, an enzymatic...