Learn about the most recent success stories of nanobubble applications in national cherry producers.
In the agroindustry, profits are directly related to the productivity of the fruit, and this is why producers are constantly devoting efforts to improving their crops in the recognized quality standards such as color, size, firmness, among others.
In this context, nanobubble agricultural technology is a proven option to improve the 3 parameters mentioned above. Below we tell you about two of our success stories in Chile that you should know if you are interested in increasing the profitability of your business.
Kapicua, Leading nanobubble company belonging to Laevo Group, has managed to deliver to its clients an efficient and proven agricultural technology for their crops that has meant an increase in productivity and profitability for producers.
This is why we are going to tell you about two success stories with cherries so that you can see for yourself the benefits and impact of nanobubbles in irrigation water.
Macaya Agricultural
The Santa Elena farm, located in the sixth region, applied nanobubble agricultural technology to its irrigation water for cherry crops. A sector without nanobubbles was designated to measure the effect of the treatment and, in total, about 6 hectares were treated.
The sector with nanobubbles achieved the following results in relation to the sector without nanobubbles:
– The production of larger cherry sizes, Giant and Super Giant (30 mm or more) increased by 16.5% in plants treated with nanobubbles.
– The average weight of the fruit increased by 6.5%.
"We saw results in terms of size, a big difference between the treated and untreated varieties, even though it was the first year of production. There was also an improvement in the condition and life of the fruit," says Eduardo Macaya, owner of Viña Macaya.
For her part, Nataly Arechavala, an agronomist at Agrícola Macaya, comments that “in cherries, we took samples of cherries with and without nanobubbles and we analyzed size and weight. Finally, the fruits with nanobubbles tended to show more production of sizes greater than 26 mm, while the fruits without nanobubbles oscillated around the 24 mm size.”
“We had seen results of better harvests, better sizes and fruit condition and we decided to implement it because it complemented what we were already doing. We saw a big difference between the fruit treated versus the fruit not treated with nanobubbles,” concludes Eduardo Macaya.
EcoAgro Agricultural
The San Javier farm is located in the VII region, where nanobubbles were applied to the Sweetheart and Regina cherry varieties. Nanobubble applications were carried out during the month of December in the crops of this fruit, from which the following conclusions were obtained in comparison to cherries without the nanobubble treatment:
– Increase of 12,64% in the average weight of total cherries harvested.
– For the Sweetheart variety, the treated sample showed an increase of 41% in the largest cherry sizes (28 to >30mm in diameter).
– As for the Regina variety, the upper sizes increased by 17% (26 to >30mm in diameter).
– In the consolidated cherry market, including the two varieties mentioned above, the largest sizes (28 mm and above) increased by 27%.
– Regarding color, plants treated with nanobubbles showed 6.5% more mahogany red color production, compared to plants without nanobubbles.
"We conducted two trials on two different variables, in Sweetheart and in Regina, leaving around 80 control plants and in both cases we saw an effect on the size, although there was an increase compared to the untreated plants," says Sebastián Fresno, partner at EcoAgro.
He adds that “in daily operations, the only thing that is needed is to be aware of changes in oxygen, but the operational part is quite simple.” Sebastián also comments that due to the results they obtained with cherries, they decided to apply nanobubbles to irrigation for apple crops in the same way: “We were excited about the results with the cherries and we took the equipment with us to have results with other species,” he concludes.
Agricultural technology to improve the productivity of your crops: Nanobubbles.
In previous blog posts we have delved into nanobubbles, what they consist of, what benefits they provide and in which crops they have already been tested, that is why if you have not yet found out, we invite you to investigate more about this agricultural technology through the blog of Kapicua, where you will find testimonials and important information about this innovation for agriculture. Whether you are interested in learning more or plan to take advantage of the benefits that nanobubbles offer for your crops, do not hesitate to contact our experts, who will guide you based on your needs and those of your business.
