Biostimulants

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SynTech conducts the full range of studies required to determine where, how, and under which conditions a product delivers agronomic benefits, generating high‑quality, reliable data to enable clients to make robust, defensible performance and efficacy claims across diverse markets.

Studies are designed to clearly demonstrate product value through measurable plant responses, supporting claim development for commercialization and product positioning.

Claim Categories Supported

SynTech designs trials to substantiate a broad range of agronomic and physiological claim areas, including:

Yield & Quality Enhancement

  • Yield improvement
  • Fruit set and reproductive performance
  • Root system development, architecture, and functional quality
  • Early crop emergence and crop establishment

 

Improved Tolerance to Abiotic Stress

  • Drought stress
  • Heat stress
  • Excess or insufficient light
  • Salinity
  • Wind exposure

 

Improved Plant Nutrition

  • Nutrient uptake and use efficiency
  • Improved nutrient availability in the rhizosphere

 

All studies are structured to demonstrate measurable, reproducible plant responses, with strong agronomic relevance, and are suitable for use in:

  • Technical documentation
  • Product validation programs
  • Performance and marketing claim justification

 

Appropriate testing protocols and application techniques are designed according to product characteristics and intended use. Studies are conducted across an extensive range of arable and horticultural crops, leveraging SynTech’s worldwide distribution capabilities and its global network of field stations in more than 40 countries.

This international footprint allows trials to be performed under diverse climatic zones, soil types, and agronomic systems, ensuring results are representative of real‑world use conditions and transferable across regions.

Testing programs include:

  • Screening and evaluation in laboratories, glasshouses, and growth chambers
  • Efficacy and performance trials conducted at SynTech field stations
  • On‑farm and commercial field trials under practical production conditions

 

This integrated approach supports both regional and global product development and market deployment.

Application Techniques

SynTech supports multiple application strategies, adapted to crop, environment, and farm infrastructure:

  • Foliar application
  • Syringe (localized) application
  • Chemigation, compatible with tailored irrigation systems:
    • Flood irrigation
    • Sprinkler systems
    • Drip irrigation

Assessments

Agronomic Assessments

Crop Performance & Development

  • Crop vigour evaluation
  • Monitoring of key phenological stages:
    • Early blooming
    • Fruiting
    • Harvesting
  • Crop development assessment, including precocity at all growth stages

 

Morphological Parameters

  • Crop height
  • Stem diameter
  • Leaf size and development
  • Root development

 

Analytical Services

Yield & Quality Analysis

  • Yield components:
    • Average fruit/seed weight
    • Size distribution and grading
  • Quality parameters:
    • Nutritional value (protein, polyphenols, fatty acids, fiber)
    • Brix, acidity, starch content

 

Post‑Harvest & Conservation

  • Calcium (Ca²⁺) content
  • Fruit firmness / hardness
  • Acidity and storage potential

 

Crop Nutrition & Physiological Monitoring

  • Identification of nutrient deficiencies
  • Nutrient uptake efficiency
  •  Foliar analysis: micro / macro element determination
  • Photosynthetic activity:
    • SPAD / chlorophyll index
    • FV/FM  / chlorophyll fluorescence parameter

Other services

  • Nutritional mapping using GIS and NDVI imaging with drone flights
  • Pre‑ and post‑harvest quality assessments, including shelf‑life evaluation
  • Bio‑seed treatments
  • Germination tests and emergence monitoring
  • Measurement of emergence precocity and subsequent growth stages
  • Seed coating trials
  • Early screening and efficacy tests

Crop Programs & Expertise

SynTech’s scientists have evaluated a wide range of candidate products for growth enhancement and quality improvement through laboratory, glasshouse, and field programs, covering:

Field & Row Crops

  • Cereals and Soybean
    • Growth enhancement
    • Improved drought resistance

Perennial Crops

  • Pome fruits, Stone fruits, and Vines
    • Enhanced fruit quality
    • Drought resistance

Horticultural Crops

  • Tomato, Lettuce, Cucumber, Peppers, Strawberries, Artichokes
    • Flowering and growth enhancement
    • Drought resistance

 

International Biostimulant Programs

SynTech has conducted extensive biostimulant development and validation programs across multiple regions.

  • Latin America: Focus on growth enhancement
  • Europe: Growth enhancement, Fruit quality improvement, and Drought resistance
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For further information please email: info@syntechresearch.com