MPPA DUO Complex: Unlocking Fertilizer Efficiency >>

Even if the harvest is done and most farmers will have a few months’ break from fieldwork, growers’ minds are always attentive to the fertilizer market. As prices fluctuate for Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potassium, etc., growers keep an eye on the market to try to secure their fertilizer at a good cost for the upcoming season. But worries do not end once the fertilizer is purchased and delivered to the shed, since several issues can impact the efficiency of that fertilizer once it is applied to the fields.

Fertilizer Efficiency is Impacted by:

pH

The potential of hydrogen (pH) can dictate how much of the nutrients we apply will actually be available for the plant to uptake. The optimal pH is between 6 and 7. On acidic soils, with pH 5 or lower, nutrient availability takes a big toll: 30% efficiency for nitrogen, 23% for phosphorus, and 33% for potassium.

On alkaline soils, with pH 8 or higher, efficiency will be 78% for nitrogen, 20% for phosphorus, and 30% for potassium.

Phosphorus, a macronutrient mostly impacted by pH levels. The availability of the units of P for plants directly depends on pH and type of soil.

This overall lack of efficiency will translate into loss of nutrients to the environment, loss in yields, and loss of money for the farmer.

Nutrient Mobility in the Soil

Different nutrients have different mobility levels and this can also impact their availability to be uptaken by the plant, even on optimal pH soils.

Low mobility nutrients: phosphorus, magnesium, and calcium.
Medium mobility nutrients: potassium, copper, zinc, manganese, molybdenum, iron, and boron.
High-mobility nutrients: sulfur and nitrogen.

All this means that even with the right amount of fertilizer, there are natural challenges that can hinder how those applied nutrients will reach and be utilized by the plants. If nutrients are not available or tied up, either because of pH or mobility challenges, plants will suffer and struggle to develop, which will cause low yield, poor quality of harvested crops, and loss of market value.

To protect growers’ fertilizer investment and facilitate nutrient efficiency, TIMAC AGRO developed the specificity: MPPA DUO.

What is the MPPA DUO Complex?

MPPA DUO Complex is the combination of activated organic acids and precision microalgae extracts utilized to protect nutritional elements, mobilize them, and promote healthy soil-to-root interactions in the rhizosphere.

Increases nutrients mobilization and absorption
Improves soil biological function
Protects nutrients from tie-up

The beneficial effect of the application of fertilizer + MPPA DUO, is a better nutrient use efficiency for the crops in all kinds of soils (acidic, neutral, and alkaline), inducing a better yield and quality of the crops.

How MPPA DUO Acts on Main Agronomic Challenges

Protection of Nutrients

MPPA complexes with nutrients thanks to its free binding sites, protecting the nutrients from blockage. In addition, the exudates, organic compounds produced by the roots, will dissolve the weak ionic bonds between the MPPA molecule and the nutrients. These nutrients are therefore released close to the root in an available form, ready for absorption.

N = Protects nitrogen against loss to the environment.

P = Protects phosphorus against tie-up.

K = Protects potassium against leaching and blockage.

Mobilization of Nutrients in the Soil

MPPA DUO significantly improves nutrient availability, which leads to enhanced uptake. By preventing nutrient lockups, the MPPA DUO Complex increases the ratio of available nutrients in the soil, ready to be absorbed by the crop.

In our research, MPPA DUO has proven to improve soil nutrients availability by: