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SYNTEX S.A.
Luis De Sarro 501 - (B1838DQK) – Luis Guillón – Buenos Aires – Argentina – Tel./Fax: (54 11) 4367-6100 syntex@syntexar.com – www.syntexar.com

Brief introduction
With the aim of mitigating adverse environmental factors, modern agriculture is carrying a deep investigation activity to enhance vegetables behaviour by stimulating their response to unfavorable conditions such as soil salinity, extreme temperatures, sodicity, humidity effect, etc. that prevent farming optimization.
The mentioned environmental factors added to the high solar radiation, bring about oxygenated radical species that are strongly reactive (hydroxyl radical, super-oxyde anion radical) which excessive presence can not be controlled by the natural antioxidant compounds of the vegetable, such as carotenoids, vitamins E and C or catechins polyphenols, among others.
It has been determined that nitrogen base compounds constitute a very important group of anti-stress substances in vegetables, particularly amines, polypeptides and aminoacids.
Low molecular weight aminoacids and polypeptides are nitrogen rich molecules, they constitute basic protein units and they are the starting point for vitamins, nucleotides and alkaloids synthesis.
Aminoacids are quickly assimilated and transported by being applied foliarly.
The plant therefore saves energy by not having to synthesize them, so their importance as anti-stress compounds resides there.
Aminoacids and peptides supplied to vegetables promote growth and are indicated as tonics in critical cultivation periods such as blooming and fruits setting, hydrologic stress damage, frost and plagues. Contained tryptophan is precursor to indoleacetic hormone powering the radicular system development
(1) (2) (3).
Such peptides and aminoacids are obtained at Syntex through careful protein enzymatic hydrolysis which yields natural aminoacids in their original “levo” form as they are in vegetal physiology.
Syntex has applied innovative technologies that assure low molecular weight constancy, molecular distribution, desalinization and purification. Development carried out at Syntex S.A. originate organic base fertilizers that are apt for foliar and/or radicular application, NPK type or similar or as micronutrients carrier
(boron, copper, manganese, zinc and iron) so that various products lines have been assayed.
SYNTEX S.A.
Luis De Sarro 501 - (B1838DQK) – Luis Guillón – Buenos Aires – Argentina – Tel./Fax: (54 11) 4367-6100 syntex@syntexar.com – www.syntexar.com

Use
Syntex S.A. has developed a diversity of formulations under the direction of national advisor agronomists with international prestige and has carried out fitotoxicity and agronomic efficacy assays on intensive and extensive cultivation, administering products foliarly and/or radicularly be they type NPK fertilizers or micronutrients.
Studies revealed the utility of these formulations in potato, wheat and soy crops, fruit growing (peach and grapevine) and horticulture. Application in flower growing, added value fruit trees (chestnut, hazelnut, etc) and in forest cultivation is foreseen.
Production
Pilot plant scale (Ton)
Patent Status
Argentine Patent Application
Note
P-080104368 10/06/08
Ideas and data aforementioned must be understood only as guidelines for applications development and not as a recommendation of use flouting any patent.
SYNTEX S.A.
Luis De Sarro 501 - (B1838DQK) – Luis Guillón – Buenos Aires – Argentina – Tel./Fax: (54 11) 4367-6100 syntex@syntexar.com – www.syntexar.com

Bibliographic reference
1- “Pomáceas” Boletín Técnico de la Universidad de Talca, Vol. 6, N°6,
(2006) , www.pomaceas.utalca.cl
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2- Mallette, F. et. al. “Biochemistry of plants and animals”, Chapter 12
“Growth Regulation”, págs. 277-288, (1960)
3- Darwich, N. “Manual de fertilidad de suelos y uso de fertilizantes”,
Capítulo 8 , págs. 110-122, Editorial Fertilizar, 3 ra
Edición, (2006)
SYNTEX S.A.
Luis De Sarro 501 - (B1838DQK) – Luis Guillón – Buenos Aires – Argentina – Tel./Fax: (54 11) 4367-6100 syntex@syntexar.com – www.syntexar.com