Production decline in leafy vegetable crops

Advice for all growers looking to improve the quality and quantity of leafy, head, and cut vegetables.

Leafy vegetable cultivation faces multiple challenges, all linked to the excessive exploitation of soil. The continuous cycle of the same crops and highly intensive agricultural practices have exhausted the soil and disrupted the balance of microbial life. This has led not only to a constant decline in yield and product quality but also to the emergence of new and evolving plant diseases, making this type of cultivation increasingly risky and less profitable. 

BioAksxter® is the only technical solution capable of preventing, controlling, and solving these issues at their source. It revitalizes and regenerates the soil, restoring microbial balance and reducing pathogen aggressiveness. Through biodegraders, it purifies the soil by eliminating chemical residues, harmful substances, and environmental pollutants.

By enhancing plant metabolism and self-defense mechanisms, BioAksxter® improves overall growth, strengthens leaves, and significantly reduces the occurrence and spread of fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases. The first visible effects of BioAksxter® treatment include more vibrant and intense leaf color, increased leaf thickness, enhanced taste and crispness and greater resistance to diseases. 

With regular and consistent use, BioAksxter® further increases crop weight, reduces waste, accelerates growth cycles, eliminates severe diseases like Fusarium and Sclerotinia, and removes nitrates and residues from fertilizers, fumigants, and pollutants. Additionally, soil regeneration improves structure, boosts the humification and mineralization of crop residues, and facilitates field incorporation.

Many agricultural businesses have already experienced these benefits: 

• Producers of cut lettuce and arugula: initially harvesting around 300 crates per greenhouse, production dropped to 200 crates per greenhouse due to Fusarium and other root diseases. After introducing BioAksxter®, production was restored to 300 crates and later increased to 400 crates per greenhouse in the following years.
• Open-field radicchio and lettuce growers: achieved an average weight increase of 100 grams per plant due to thicker leaves and lower discard rates.
• Farms practicing head lettuce rotation: improved crop uniformity and plant development allowed them to increase from 3 to 4 transplant cycles per year, reducing harvest time.
• Leafy vegetable growers: consistently reported significant reductions in fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases. Particularly during rainy periods, pathogen infections remained isolated and limited to sporadic cases.

In addition, the quality improvements in leafy vegetables resulting from BioAksxter® use have been recognized by retailers, who noted that vegetables retained their freshness, turgidity, and brilliance for days. Consumers, who appreciated the enhanced crispness and sweeter taste.

For optimal results in leafy vegetable cultivation, it is recommended to combine BioAksxter® M31 Agriculture and BioAksxter® M32 Horticulture-Floriculture-Nursery, using a higher proportion of BioAksxter® M32 during cold or low-light periods, or when aiming to accelerate growth, or using BioAksxter® M31 during rainy periods or when pathogen pressure is high. Using both products ensures abundant yields, perfect plant health, and consistently fertile, productive soil.