Supports plant growth, development and yield
When it comes to our own nutrition, we know how important calcium is for bone strength and overall health. It’s much the same in plants, especially when it comes to peanuts. In peanut production, calcium supports seed development, pod formation and seedling growth. This same nutrient also helps prevent pod rot diseases, enhance nutrient absorption, and boost protein and oil content. On top of that, calcium also reduces aflatoxin risk and improves water absorption.
Giving plants the calcium boost they need to reach their genetic potential is where aCalsa® SC shines. This crop nutrition product is a novel combination of calcium phosphite and a proprietary complex of bio-stimulants. It’s specifically designed to enhance peanut production by boosting metabolic responses, improving nitrogen use efficiency and driving amino acid synthesis—all of which leads to improved pod quality and higher yields.
aCalsa SC achieves this by enhancing vigorous growth, mitigating abiotic stress while improving plant development and efficiency, and amplifying the conversion of sunlight and temperature during photosynthesis.
Enhances vigorous growth
Increased growth of both roots and shoots on peanut plants is an indicator of a successful yield. Through maximizing carbohydrate storage in the plant, aCalsa SC significantly enhances growth in the plant and an early pod set.
Mitigates abiotic stress while improving plant development and efficiency
The calcium phosphite found in aCalsa SC helps mitigate abiotic stress by enhancing photosynthesis. This nutrient also improves cell wall development, seed formation, and pollination efficiency, which leads to more blooms and higher yields.
Amplifies the conversion of sunlight and temperature
Photosynthesis is a crucial process in plants, especially crops working to produce a high yield. aCalsa SC supports the plant’s systems to convert sunlight and temperature into enhanced photosynthesis. This also allows for precise calcium-dependent signaling for pod initiation, which leads to higher yields.
Calcium: Builds strong plants in three ways
The addition of nutrients like calcium in peanut production can’t be overlooked. Increasing the availability of calcium and other important nutrients with aCalsa SC supports your crop in numerous ways—ultimately resulting in increased yield.
HELM is helping growers better manage adverse conditions that impact peanut health and vitality. Using these cutting-edge nutrient products, a peanut crop is able to improve both quality and yield. This is demonstrated in three-year peanut trial results in Quitman, Georgia, where aCalsa SC consistently outperformed the grower standard.
Contact your local HELM representative or agronomist to learn more about HELM's Plant Advantage™ portfolio and how it could work for you.
You can also take one or more of HELM's online learning modules, which cover Plant Advantage topics such as Soil Health, Crop Development and Crop Defense.