Specialty Agriculture
Florikan’s controlled release fertilizer blends permit farmers to improve yields while reducing total fertilizer inputs over the length of a crop cycle. The use of Florikote™ in custom Staged Nutrient Release™ (SNR) blends gives farmers the ability to deliver the right amount of nutrients at the right time to avoid the feast and famine feed cycle associated with conventional fertilizer applications. By ensuring the consistent availability of nutrients, crop stress is reduced which leads to shorter crop cycles and greater resistance to pests and disease.
The broad range of Florikote™ components gives farmers the ultimate flexibility in designing a fertility program to meet local cultural factors such as soil type, pH, and climate as well as the crop’s nutritional demands. SNR™ with Florikote™ ensures that nutrients will be available during a crop’s seasonal flush regardless of rainfall or summer high heat conditions. A fertilizer blended with Florikote™ components assures nutrients are available during the crop cycle which can reduce foliar micronutrient applications and guarantee that limiting nutrients are available throughout the crop cycle regardless of weather and rainfall.
Many crops can be adequately grown with only 1 or 2 Florikote™ applications over a 12 month period. Early successes for Florikote™ include sod, citrus and strawberries, where increases in yield and faster crop turns have been demonstrated An additionally important benefit of Florikote™ in these crops is the reduction of nutrient run-off and greenhouse gas emissions due to decreased fertilizer inputs and improved efficiency of the nutrients applied.
Below are a few Florikote™ SNR™ labels of specialty agriculture crops where Florikan has demonstrated success.
- 15-4-19-180-LND
- 12-4-18-180-SOD
- 16-4-19-180-SOD
- 16-10-16-120-LND
- 18-4-12-360-CIT
- 17-5-12-360-CIT
- 18-6-11-180-CIT
- 18-5-15-360B
