Growers Nutritional Additive (GNA) and Plant Growth Regulator (PGR)
The article "A Kick-Start for Corn" was published on www.agweb.com on April 21, 2023. This article discussed the use of plant growth regulators (PGR) on crops as a way to help the crop deal with environmental plant stress. This literature lists the 3 main PGR ingredients as auxin, gibberellic, and cytokinin.
Growers Mineral, Corp. has used the PGR of gibberellic acid since the early 1960's. Growers Nutritional Additive (GNA) has been foliar sprayed with GMS on pre-blooming plants to help the plant overcome the stress of blossom set. For example, Farm Journal agronomist Missy Bauer contends that soybeans can abort up to 85% of the plant's seed set due to environmental stress. The discussion in the "A Kick-Start for Corn” article is very similar to Growers Mineral, Corp. suggesting to producers that GNA may help the plant better deal with environmental stress while the plant goes through the physiological stress of blooming.
Since the early 1960's, various GMS row-crop and vegetable customers have had success with the use of GNA in conjunction with the foliar application of GMS. For more information, contact your local GMS sales representative or Growers Mineral, Corp. in Milan, Ohio.
This is an excerpt from the Summer Growers Solution (2023) written by Jim Halbeisen, Director of Research.
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