Frequently asked questions

Since 2003, HEKAGRO has been the distributor of 6 leading American plant nutrition companies for Türkiye, Southern Europe and North Africa. HEKAGRO not only brings products to its valued customers, but also serves them in technical field work with its experienced team of agricultural engineers.

Thanks to the importance it has placed on quality and its determination to achieve the difficult since the day it was founded (1987), HEKAGRO quickly became well known in the agricultural sector.

Results proven by plant nutrition and fertilization experience in 32 crop types since 1987; products with patented technologies developed through university and laboratory research. These products are:

• Fertilizers free of chloride and heavy metals, with the lowest EC values
• Organomineral fertilizers that do not get fixed in high-pH and calcareous soils
• Increase yield, quality and post-harvest shelf life in all crops they are used on
• Environmentally friendly, residue-free, improve the soil, increase beneficial soil microorganisms and are mindful of human health
• Provide resistance to adverse climatic conditions and diseases
• Improve plant health along with plant nutrition
• Correct nutrient deficiencies through rapid uptake into the plant (2–48 hours)
• Products with low phytotoxic effect even at high rates.
• Can easily be mixed with pesticides and foliar fertilizers
• Many Hekagro products increase the efficacy of the pesticide they are mixed with.
• Products backed by after-sales technical service.

In fact, there are big differences among the fertilizers currently on the market. Efficacy, quality of raw materials, nutrient release rates, salt index and ease of use are just a few of the things that set them apart. Always make sure you read labels carefully to learn which materials were used to make the product.

The secret lies in Actagro’s special formulation, which provides humic and fulvic acids as well as a humin component and a carbohydrate package.

Advantages of the Actagro technology platform:

– Increases nutrient availability

– Increases the grower’s return on investment

– Increases nutrient exchange capacity & uptake

– Improves soil structure

– Improves soil water holding capacity

– Increases root growth and promotes beneficial microorganisms

– Promotes shoot growth

– Protects sensitive root hairs from salt damage.

CALCIUM THAT IS 100% TRANSPORTED TO THE FRUIT

Thanks to the special formulation used in Nutri-Cal, the natural calcium ion is absorbed immediately and directly by the leaf and by the walls of fruit cells. Inorganic forms of calcium must go through ion exchange before the plant can absorb them, and once inside the plant they form insoluble compounds that the fruit cannot use. With Nutri-Cal technology, the calcium complex provides a special delivery system that prevents calcium from turning into insoluble compounds and efficiently transports it to the fruit, where it is needed most.

Nutri-Cal’s 5-carbon carbohydrate groups share the same natural composition as pectin, a gel-like substance that holds cell walls together. As a result, pectin absorbs more calcium from Nutri-Cal and uses it to form calcium pectate, which solidifies the gel and strengthens the cell wall against disease and decay. In this way, fruit and vegetables treated with Nutri-Cal maintain their quality for much longer.

Smart Nitrogen is a characteristic of the nitrogen in the products of our supplier Growth Products. Smart Nitrogen is a special nitrogen-containing molecule known as methylene urea. This “Smart Nitrogen” molecule is not sold separately, but it is found in varying amounts in all nitrogen-containing fertilizers of Growth Products. For example, the Growth Products product Nitro-26 (26-0-0) contains 85% smart nitrogen. Smart Nitrogen is a slow-release nitrogen (SRN) with a very long and smooth nitrogen release curve. When applied as a foliar spray, Smart Nitrogen™ coats the leaf tissue with a clear film in which the strong methylene bond slowly breaks down, releasing nitrogen over several weeks. With Smart Nitrogen you can spray less often and reduce your labour costs.

Yes, they are compatible. In particular, Hekagro products can be mixed with each other without any problems. Almost all of our products are highly compatible and can be mixed with many other products on the market, saving you time and labour costs. However, always read the labels of the products you plan to mix before combining them.

To make trace elements more effective in nutrition, amino acid, organic acid and sugar-based chelates are used. None of the companies Hekagro imports from offer synthetically chelated products. None of their products contain EDTA chelate. The reasons for not using EDTA chelate are as follows:

• After fulfilling their main task of improving element uptake, sugar-based chelates provide the plant with a source of sugar.
• The sugar-based chelates in Hekagro products are more effective than synthetic chelates.
• EDTA chelates interact with other elements in the soil and become unusable.
• EDTA chelates are synthetic and have no nutritional value.