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In this section you will find the ILSA technical newsletters: read them to find technical advice by the ILSA agronomic service, but also new products, the latest technological innovations developed by our company team and much more.

04/12/2023

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Eco-sustainability as a guide towards agriculture of the future

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Eco-sustainability in agriculture refers to farming practices and technical means that aim to preserve and improve ecosystem (plant-soil-microorganism) health, while maintaining an economic and social balance. This approach is based on methods that minimize the environmental impact...

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30/10/2023

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Amino acids and potassium; Two allies to prevent grape sunburn

Dehydration of the berry normally occurs on the portion of the grape exposed to sunlight. In fact, excessive exposure to heat is precisely the cause of the loss of water...

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22/09/2023

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Improve the quality of the grapes in the vineyard

The grape ripening phase will start shortly. The winemakers must now provide the latest nutritional inputs that are essential to achieve not only a good production but also an excellent quality product...

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29/08/2023

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Short veraison and the quality of grapes: here’s the connection.

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The colour of grapes starts turning from green to red during a phenological phase termed veraison, which lasts from 2 to 4 weeks, marking the beginning of their ripening. Proper maturation is essential for obtaining quality grapes that are suitable for producing...

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26/06/2023

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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How to increase Citrus fruits yield and quality, in organic and conventional farming

ILSA has developed a complete methodology to nourish and biostimulate the citrus grove from the early stages to ripening with specific formulations of its own production. Solid fertilizers based on AGROGEL® (eg. hydrolyzed gelatin for agricultural use)...

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31/03/2023

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SOYBILS@: Natural and organic soy-based biostimulant to increase fruit caliber

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Soybean is a plant belonging to the Fabaceae or Leguminosae, a family of plants long used by ILSA. In fact, the Italian company was the first to register, under the category of "biostimulants," the name "enzymatic hydrolysate of Fabaceae"....

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04/03/2023

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The new natural biostimulant MACRILS@, the pure energy of algae

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t is called MACRILS@ and is ILSA's new all-vegetable biostimulant, a novelty in the Italian company's extensive category of specific-action products. ILSA's first true algae-based formulation comes after years of field trials that have established its absolute...

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22/06/2021

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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The right Nutrition for Apple and Pear orchards

In summer, when peaches, apricots and cherries are already on the markets, only the earliest varieties of apples and pears are ready to be traded. For them, this is the beginning of the most important phase for their optimal growth...

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05/06/2021

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Millerandage of the vine: What are the causes and suitable solutions to prevent this disease and guarantee good production?

What is Millerandage? The term “millerandage” indicates an uneven development of the grapes in the bunch. The number and size of the berries are the product of the delicate phase of flowering and fruit set. In this phase...

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21/05/2021

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Natural Biostimulants to limit the environmental stress for stone fruit

The last productive years have tested farmers who grow cherries, peaches, apricots and other stone fruits. Environmental stresses have caused many concerns due to mild winters and springs with heavy hailstorms, persistent rains and even snowfalls. This increased the risk of...

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05/01/2021

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Biostimulants are natural inputs and becoming more and more indispensable. But how well do we know them?

The world market for biostimulants is constantly expanding. Consider that twenty years ago the turnover was worth "only" $100 millionUSD and in 2017 had exceeded $2billionUSD

According to Dunham Trimmer projections, this market should grow to....

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22/07/2019

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Gelamin®: the unique ILSA matrix base for all liquid, water-soluble and bio-stimulating fertilizers

The enzymatic hydrolysis FCEH completely controlled, a unique process designed by ILSA from which Gelamin®, is obtained...

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04/07/2019

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Hazelnut tree: the ILSA strategy for yield and quality

In recent years, the areas dedicated to hazelnut tree cultivation are becoming established and expanding not only in traditional regions such as...

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20/05/2019

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Greater productions and tolerance to environmental stress on the olive tree with the ILSA metholodogy

During all its development phases, the olive tree is subject to many environmental, climatic and nutritional factors, which regulate its vegetative-productive behaviour. The ILSA method has sought to improve these development phases by using bio-stimulants and nutritional specialties...

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03/05/2019

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The importance of olive fertilisation

It is by now a well-known fact that fertilisation represents a fundamental agronomic technique to allow a correct vegetative-productive development of the olive tree and of arboreal plants in general...

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04/04/2019

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Wine grapevine: ILSA's proposal for the first stages of vine development

The first stages of vine development, as well as of other herbaceous and arboreal crops, are among the most delicate. ILSA developed nutritional and biostimulant products that...

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27/02/2019

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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AGROGEL® high efficiency and agronomic effectiveness thanks to the slow natural release

We often say that ILSA organic fertilizers based on AGROGEL® are characterized by a high efficiency and agronomic effectiveness linked to the slow natural release of nitrogen. But how does this happen and how ILSA can measure these processes of ...

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04/01/2019

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Drawn from the ILSA experience, "ILVERDE" for those who adopt the Demeter standard

Drawing on ILSA’s extensive experience comes an innovative nutritional product, 100% of plant origin, “GMO free”, slow release, ideal for farmers who engage in organic farming and have chosen to follow specific production standards, such as Demeter...

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28/12/2018

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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ILSA and its approach to Organic Agriculture

Topics such as food safety, pollution reduction and ecosystem protection are gaining increasing attention. ILSA, the first Italian company to propose fertilization techniques with low environmental impact, offers a wide range of fertilizers allowed in organic farming...

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20/12/2018

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Enzymatic Hydrolysis vs. Chemical Hydrolysis

What is hydrolysis and what are protein hydrolysates?
The hydrolysis process enables obtaining the so-called "protein hydrolysates". Hydrolysis is the action of separating the bonds forming an organic or inorganic compound in an aqueous environment and allows obtainin ...

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28/11/2018

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Actinidia, size and dry matter for quality and preservation

The complete and integrated agronomic management of actinidia is the best solution to obtain great productions. In addition to the size as much as possible uniform, it is necessary to guarantee in the fruits, when harvesting, a good dry substance content and a consistency such as to allow a longer shelf-life...

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05/10/2018

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Natural bio stimulants which respond to the challenges of agriculture

To provide an answer to these new challenges, the ILSA team of agronomists, biotechnologists, chemists and engineers has succeeded in creating the VIRIDEM® program, a series of bio stimulants of natural origin that help the…

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28/09/2018

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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Unique matrixes and technologies for unique bio-stimulants

Bio-stimulants represent a vibrant growth sector. It is much discussed and there are many companies who view bio-stimulants as a market opportunity...

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31/08/2018

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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A more uniform ripening for your fruit and vegetable productions with the ILSA nutritional specialties

It is increasingly important to collect fruits with a degree of ripeness that meets the high aesthetic and quality standards required by the market. ILSA nutritional specialties based on bioavailable potassium are a solution to achieve objectives such as uniform coloring, a good sugar content ...

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25/07/2016

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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The ILSA VIRIDEM® biostimulants are working out and it shows!

Excellent results have been obtained by field trials realized by ILSA technicians with Viridem® biostimulants.The needs of farmers’ and plants involved in the tests, in fact, have been fully satisfied…

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01/06/2016

Source: ILSA S.p.A.

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How to increase flowering and fruit set and reduce premature fruit fall

ILSA has formulated a wide and specific range of plant bio-stimulants to control the flowering and increase fruit set in order to obtain higher yield and quality. 

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