Agriculture

Due to the harmful nature of synthetic chemicals, there is a growing need for modern agriculture to explore more and more environmentally friendly, non-toxic, and easily biodegradable alternatives in response to changes in international laws and regulations. Plant extracts are new, natural, multi-compound products that can be used as alternatives or supplements to synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. They possess pesticidal activity, herbicidal activity, antifungal activity and biostimulatory activity. Thus, they have the potential to become a new generation of bioproducts suitable for use in sustainable agriculture. Alfa Chemistry offers a wide range of plant extracts suitable for use in agriculture. Our products are scientifically proven and contribute to the protection and promotion of agricultural production.

Applications of Plant Extracts in Agriculture Industry

The applications of plant extracts in the agricultural industry are mainly as follows.

• As herbicides

Many plant extracts have been reported to possess herbicidal activity. They act through different modes of action. For example, certain plant extracts have special functions such as disrupting cell membranes, destroying essential enzymes in plant tissues and inhibiting amino acid synthesis. These properties make them potentially useful as bioherbicides.

• As pesticides

Pesticides of plant origin were widely used in subsistence and commercial agriculture for thousands of years before the advent of synthetic pesticides. Many plant extracts have been reported to exhibit high efficacy against a wide range of pests and diseases, multiple mechanisms of action and low toxicity to non-target organisms. Active ingredients of plant extracts including alkaloids, terpenoids, and flavonoids that show pesticidal activities.

• As fungicides

Due to the presence of antimicrobial compounds, plant extracts have the ability to be used as fungicides to protect crops from fungal diseases. Some plant extracts tend to disrupt the cell membranes of fungal cells at different stages of their development, thus killing the fungus. In addition, some other plant extracts enhance specific proteins that inhibit different fungal diseases, thus strengthening the plant's immune system against fungal attack.

• As biostimulants

Plant extracts contain a variety of bioactive compounds. These compounds are capable of improving various physiological processes, increasing the efficiency of plant nutrient utilization, stimulating plant growth and development, and ultimately improving crop quality and yield. For example, aloe vera extract, which is rich in essential and non-essential amino acids, sugars, vitamins, phytohormones and aloe-emodin, can be used as a biostimulant for plant growth.

Our Capabilities

We mainly provide the following plant extracts for the agriculture industry:

With complete production facilities and experienced production team, Alfa Chemistry is dedicated to the research, development and production of plant extracts. We have a strict quality management system to ensure the authenticity of the raw materials and the consistency of the quality of the plant extracts.

In addition, we pay close attention to the development trend of plant extracts applied in agriculture and provide plant extracts that meet specific agricultural needs.

Please kindly note that our products and services are for research use only.