Micronutrition
Plant health and productivity depend significantly on the availability and absorption of critical mineral nutrients. Essential micronutrients play crucial roles in plant development and overall crop performance. At Roquette, we provide innovative chelating solutions that revolutionize how plants access and absorb these vital minerals.
Impact of micronutrition on plant health
Essential micronutrients, including iron, zinc, manganese, copper, boron, molybdenum, chlorine, and nickel, have specific roles and functions in plant growth and development. However, their availability in soil is often compromised by various conditions. Micronutrients are important for better absorption, ensuring plants can effectively utilize these minerals for optimal growth and development.
Chelated micronutrients create stable, water-soluble complexes that remain plant-available even in challenging soil conditions. This approach ensures enhanced mineral nutrition through improved bioavailability, maximizing the effectiveness of micronutrient applications and supporting sustained plant nutrition throughout critical growth phases.
Proper micronutrition provides essential nutrients that are critical for plant growth and development. Micronutrition also plays a role in improving disease resistance and stress tolerance, strengthening plant defense mechanisms and environmental adaptability.
Advanced chelating solutions for sustainable agriculture
Gluconic acid, glucono delta lactone, and sodium gluconate are used as chelating or solubilizing agents, contributing to the availability and absorption of critical mineral nutrients while improving the efficacy of slow-release formulations. Optimal chelating performance is obtained in neutral to slightly alkaline soil applications. Polyols are complex agents that enhance the absorption and assimilation of nutrients.
Roquette: a major player in global gluconate solutions
Roquette serves as a major player in the global gluconate market. Our commercial product is available in powder or liquid forms, at varying degrees of purity. The Roquette team offers global technical support and is actively engaged in developing new applications for the product range in agriscience.
Sustainable and safe alternatives
Our gluconate solutions represent eco-friendly approaches to micronutrient application, providing substitution for EDTA/NTA systems. These products are biodegradable and environmentally friendly. As non-GMO, non-toxic bioproducts, they address growing sustainability demands while maintaining superior performance.
Controlled mineral release for enhanced efficiency
Roquette's gluconate chelating agents provide efficiency improvement as complexing agents, permitting controlled release of minerals into the soil while limiting the loss of minerals through water drainage.
This controlled delivery mechanism ensures sustained mineral availability throughout critical plant growth phases, maximizing nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing environmental impact.
Reliable physical properties
The gluconate family offers excellent physical properties including stabilizing properties, stability under alkaline and high temperature conditions, and 100% solubility in water. These properties ensure reliable performance across diverse application conditions and simplify handling requirements for fertilizer manufacturers.
Next-generation micronutrient formulations
Gluconates offer enhanced bioavailability combined with environmental compatibility. These solutions enable the development of next-generation micronutrient formulations that address both performance requirements and sustainability objectives.
Are you ready to revolutionize plant nutrition and crop performance with sustainable, efficient, and eco-friendly solutions?
Roquette’s advanced gluconate-based chelating agents make essential minerals more accessible to plants, promoting healthier growth, increased resilience, and enhanced productivity, while simultaneously reducing environmental impact. Embrace the future of agriculture with innovative micronutrient solutions that provide lasting benefits to both your crops and the planet.