Phosphate
Crystal Green fertilizers deliver phosphate all season to help plants meet their potential. Here’s how it works.
Why Do Plants Need Phosphate?
The energy that plants use to drive all their physiological process are phosphate dependent. In fact, phosphate plays a central role in how carbon is captured by a plant. For each molecule of glucose created, phosphorus is used 72 times.
Plants Need Phosphate Throughout the Growing Cycle
Root Growth
Early access to phosphorus is critical for the development of a strong root system.
Crop Development
Phosphate from Crystal Green helps crops grow and achieve optimal grain filling and tuber bulking for increased yield at harvest.
What Happens If Plants Don’t Get Enough Phosphate?
What if your plants look fine but are short on phosphate availability due to tie-up or leaching? This is a hidden hunger zone that could be costing you yield. Unlike conventional fertilizers, phosphate from Crystal Green doesn’t tie-up or leach. It remains in the soil when for crops to access when they need it. If phosphorus isn’t available, growth slows down and yields drop. If phosphorus is severely depleted, the shortage will stop yield altogether.
Crystal Green’s Phosphate
Advantage
Delivering Phosphate All Season Long
Crystal Green phosphate fertilizers are sparingly water soluble and only release phosphate in response to organic acids produced by crop roots. Crop Driven Release™ ensures phosphate remains available throughout the season to support crop growth, as well as late carbohydrate production during the grain filling or tuber bulking phase.
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WEBINAR
Phosphorus: A Plant’s Perspective
Learn why phosphorus is essential for plant growth, the agronomy of Crystal Green fertilizer and how growers benefit from this new nutrient technology.
Presented by: Dr. Roland Leatherwood, Ostara’s Director of Agronomy & Innovation, and Craig Davidson, President of Taurus Ag.
