Improving crop quality and shelf-life is essential to maximizing agricultural yield. In this new article, we will explore how to do this with Dulzee, one of Artal’s physiological inducers.
We will analyze the benefits that Dulzee offers to improve the quality of crops, how it increases the shelf-life and flavor of fruits, and the factors that influence ripening, optimized by this product.
In addition, we will examine the positive impact of this product on crop profitability.
Benefits of Dulzee to improve the quality of crops
Inducers are key products to strengthen crops during their development, making them less susceptible to diseases and improving crop yield.
Dulzee, our physiological inducer, focuses on the ripening phase, promoting optimal and uniform development of the fruits.
Improved fruit quality. Dulzee gives the fruits greater consistency and a higher sugar content.
Early harvest. By increasing the availability of sugars in less time, it allows the harvest date to be brought forward.
Optimization of microelements. It improves the action of microelements, since sugars have the ability to complex them.
How can you increase the shelf life and flavour of fruits
Dulzee inducer is involved in increasing the shelf life of fruits by improving their consistency and resistance, thanks to its high calcium content.
This mineral strengthens the cellular structure of the fruit, making it more resistant to handling and transport, which reduces the risk of physical damage and prolongs its freshness after harvest.
By applying Dulzee 60-70 days and 30-40 days before harvesting, the metabolic activity of the plant is stimulated, favouring uniform ripening and the structural integrity of the fruits, crucial for their durability.
As for increasing the flavour of crops, Dulzee promotes the formation and addition of sugars in the fruits, increasing their Brix content and reducing acidity.
Our inducer is a natural flavour enhancer of fruits, making them sweeter and more pleasant for the consumer.
In addition, the fertilizer stimulates the uniformity and colouring of the fruits, improving their appearance and organoleptic quality.
The rapid absorption and assimilation of Dulzee’s polysaccharides and microelements ensure that the crop fully optimizes its potential in terms of flavor and quality.
Factors affecting ripening and how Dulzee optimizes them
Fruit ripening is influenced by several factors, such as uniformity, color, consistency and sugar content.
These factors are key to the final quality of the fruit and its conditions for consumption and transport.
Sugars formation and reduction of acidity are essential to achieve uniform ripening of the fruit, as well as their resistance and consistency, which allow their handling and transport without deterioration.
Dulzee optimizes these factors by being a special fertilizer based on polysaccharides, enriched with calcium, magnesium and microelements, together with uronic acids that facilitate their rapid absorption and assimilation.
Dulzee optimizes these factors by being a special fertilizer based on polysaccharides, enriched with calcium, magnesium and microelements, together with uronic acids that facilitate their rapid absorption and assimilation.
And, on the other hand, this inducer promotes the formation of sugars, increasing their content and reducing acidity, which speeds up the ripening of the fruit. Its high calcium content also reinforces the resistance and consistency of the fruit.
Dulzee’s impact on crop profitability
The impact of Dulzee on optimising agricultural profitability is significant, as its special formulation with calcium, magnesium and microelements improves the market quality of the fruits.
By favouring the formation of sugars in the fruits and reducing acidity, as mentioned, Dulzee advances ripening and improves the flavour of the fruits, making them more attractive on the market.
This improvement in organoleptic quality can achieve higher sales prices and greater demand, increasing farmers’ income.
Furthermore, as explained in the previous section, Dulzee contributes to the uniformity, colour and consistency of the fruits, increasing their resistance to handling and transport.
This reduces post-harvest losses and ensures that a greater proportion of the production reaches the market in optimal conditions.
By applying Dulzee at the recommended times, farmers can ensure that their crops are in the best possible condition for harvest, thus improving operational efficiency and maximizing profitability.
In addition to this physiological inducer, at Artal we have other physiological inducers, such as Algaton and Super Set, as well as immunological activators and nutritional fertilizers, to promote sustainable and productive agriculture. Find out more on our website.