CALNICUM

CALNICUM™ CALCIUM NITRATE FERTILIZERS.

N use efficiency in all parts of plants

• CALNICUM is the preferred inorganic N fertilizer source where soil acidification is undesirable and when both calcium and nitrogen are required to be supplied at the same time. CALNICUM also has an advantage for foliar fertilizer use is a soluble form of calcium. This is very useful in some tree crops, including apples. Applications of CALNICUM exerted marked effect on fruit width, length, shape and width of the ostiole opening. Similar consequences appeared on texture and sugar fractions as fructose, α-glucose, β-glucose and galactose of dried fruits. Calcium Roles: Cell wall and general structure (exceptionally high levels in the middle lamella). Cell membrane function in nutrient transport. Nutrient uptake. Protection from aluminum and manganese toxicity. Plant defense responses. Improved photosynthesis. Root growth, elongation, mycorrhizal fungal promotion, root mucilage production (increasing root contact with soil). Regulating enzyme systems. Water regulation and nutrient balance in plant tissue. Legume nodule structure and nitrogen fixation.
• Calcium helps activate cellular repair and plant defense mechanisms, including selective cell death in advance of a potentially invasive disease that requires living cells and defense chemicals (e.g., phenolics and phytoalexins). High calcium levels also assist plant cells with callose formation, plant cells providing protective barriers to injured plant parts. Calcium improves the function of antioxidants, protecting plant cells from biochemical stresses of cell damage.