CropBioLife
Flavonoids make a world of difference after Extreme Wet Weather.
Andaman Ag + CropBioLife: Helping farmers recover their crops after extreme wet weather.
Helping your crop bounce back is all about the Flavonoids.
Andaman Ag and CropBioLife have joined forces to provide farmers with access to CropBioLife's unique formula and a tailored spray protocol designed to help crops bounce back after extreme wet weather events in California.
Rich in natural flavonoids, CropBioLife enables farmers' crops to recover faster from wet weather stress. By supporting plant signalling, modulating hormonal pathways, and optimizing stomatal function, this powerful foliar spray ensures efficient photosynthesis and nutrient utilization even in adverse conditions. CropBioLife promotes healthier root exudation and soil health, creating an environment where plants can regain their strength and thrive.
Together, Andaman Ag and CropBioLife empower farmers to safeguard their crops against the challenges of extreme wet weather and witness a faster, more robust recovery.
THE STRATEGY
Together with Andaman Ag, we've put together protocol s to help your crops bounce back faster.
1 —
Integrate CropBioLife into your Spray Program
Andaman Ag is an authorized reseller of CropBioLife and can help you integrate it into your existing spray program.
2 —
Spray CropBioLife per the Protocols.
We've created some specific extreme wet-weather protocols for your crops to help them bounce back after such a large set-back this season.
3 —
Let the flavonoids help your plants.
Flavonoids are amazing compounds and have an amazing ability to help a plant through severe stress events. Read on below to understand the science behind it.
Stress
Recognition
Plants sense the stress from
excessive water and activate
their internal defense
mechanisms, producing and
accumulating flavonoids.
Hormonal Signalling
& Gene Expression
Flavonoids modulate hormonal pathways and influence the expression of stress-responsive genes, regulating growth, stomatal movement, and the production of proteins involved in defense mechanisms.
Antioxidant
Activity
Flavonoids act as antioxidants, neutralizing reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during stress, protecting plant cells
from oxidative damage, and
preserving essential processes like photosynthesis and
respiration.
Enhanced Photosynthesis
With stabilized cellular
processes and reduced
oxidative stress, plants can
maintain more efficient
photosynthesis, generating
sugars and other organic
compounds.
Improved Root
Exudation
As photosynthesis is optimized, plants release some of the generated compounds into the soil
through root exudation, attracting beneficial microorganisms and
stimulating their activity.
Soil Health
Recovery
The increased activity of
beneficial microorganisms
helps break down organic
matter, making nutrients more accessible to plants and promoting overall soil health.
Nutrient Uptake
and Utilization
With improved soil health and increased nutrient availability, plants can better
absorb and utilize essential nutrients, promoting growth
and development.
Plant Recovery
and Resilience
As plants regain access to
nutrients and restore essential physiological processes, they bounce back from the stress of extreme wet weather and grow stronger, more resilient, and healthier.
The Science
The Science:
In Detail
When plants experience extreme wet weather, a cascade of physiological responses is triggered, which can impact the overall health of the plants. The flavonoids in CropBioLife help support plants during these stressful events by influencing various biological processes.
Hormonal signaling: Flavonoids modulate hormonal signaling pathways by interacting with plant hormones, such as abscisic acid (ABA) and auxins. These interactions can influence plant growth and development, as well as the regulation of stomatal movement, which in turn affects water and gas exchange.
Antioxidant activity: Flavonoids act as antioxidants, scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are generated during stressful conditions. By neutralizing ROS, flavonoids protect plant cells from oxidative damage, preserving cellular integrity, and maintaining essential processes such as photosynthesis and respiration.
Gene expression regulation: Flavonoids can influence the expression of specific stress-responsive genes, which encode proteins involved in various defense mechanisms, including detoxification, antioxidative processes, and cell repair. By modulating gene expression, flavonoids help plants activate their defense systems more effectively in response to stress.
Enhanced root exudation: As photosynthesis is optimized by the action of flavonoids, plants generate more sugars and other organic compounds. Some of these compounds are released into the soil through root exudation, which attracts beneficial microorganisms and stimulates their activity. These microorganisms help break down organic matter, making nutrients more accessible to plants and promoting overall soil health.
Nutrient uptake and utilization: With improved soil health and increased nutrient availability, plants can better absorb and utilize essential nutrients for growth and development. This results in stronger, more resilient plants that can better withstand extreme wet weather.
In summary, the flavonoids in CropBioLife play a multifaceted role in supporting plants during extreme wet weather conditions. By modulating hormonal signaling, protecting against oxidative stress, regulating gene expression, promoting root exudation, and enhancing nutrient uptake, these compounds help plants bounce back faster and grow healthier in the face of environmental challenges.