How polluting is my brand? No matter how essential a service or product that I offer may be, we currently find ourselves with a active and demanding consumer. Not only in terms of quality, but also in environmental awareness. Today it is a public willing to demand and pay extra for those products that have a lower carbon footprint and are more environmentally friendly.

Currently in agriculture this trend is not unrelated and is the reason why today more companies are opting for forms of production that do not pollute so much, taking into account plant care that you did not have before and perhaps you did not know.

Plant factors

Plants, as well as humans, are beings that can show signs of stress that can directly affect the production of the crop if it is not managed correctly. Plant stress affects the growth, development and biological efficacy of plants. Abiotic stress refers to external factors that affect a negative influence on the plant, these are: water (hydric stress), salts (saline stress), temperature (thermal stress), excess light, anoxia (absence of oxygen), oxidative stress, herbicides, heavy metals, environmental pollutants and air pollutants.

However, there are many factors that, just as they can negatively affect your crops, others that can stimulate them and improve their yield in a natural way.

Mycorrhizae

An example of this is what happens with mycorrhizae. These nutrients, which are transferred between the roots of a tree and a mushroom, They are capable of giving the crop the necessary strength to be able to grow correctly. In this case, for example, the plant It receives from the fungus mainly nutrients, minerals and water, while the fungus for its part will receive from the plant carbohydrates and vitamins that it is not capable of producing.

Heiner Goldbach is a researcher and academic at the University of Bonn who has specialized in plant nutrition and metabolism. Within his areas of study he has focused on learning about the processes in leaf surfaces and the factors that affect the permanence, penetration and translocation of nutrients; plant water balances, waste management and nutrient cycles, plant stress indicators, among others.

As an expert, Goldbach will be present at the second edition of the International Blueberry Month 2021, on Thursday August 19 with other specialists in the area such as Dr. Jorge Retamales, international consultant and author of the book "Blueberries", to share their knowledge exclusively with the attendees.

International Blueberry Month 2021

The international event will start its day on the day Tuesday August 3 at 10.00:XNUMX am Chile time, with a group of specialists from the United States, Argentina, South Africa and Morocco in which the blueberry industry will be analyzed globally and by different countries.

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