1. What is is & how it works
Q1: What is PhytoPrime D and what does it do?
PhytoPrime D is a professional liquid plant primer and boron fertiliser that uses Neo-Prime Technology to promote natural resilience within the plant, improving its ability to withstand attack by fungal pathogens while also supplying water-soluble boron and nitrogen to support crop nutrition.
Q2: What is Neo-Prime Technology and how does plant priming work?
Plant priming is an established agronomic concept in which a plant is pre-conditioned by a stimulus - in this case Neo-Prime Technology - to mount a faster and stronger defence response when it subsequently encounters a stress such as fungal attack, without the plant being placed under stress itself.
Q3: What challenges does PhytoPrime D help growers address?
PhytoPrime D is most valuable for growers looking to build plant-level resilience against fungal disease pressure, correct or prevent boron deficiency at critical growth stages, and reduce reliance on reactive fungicide applications by improving the plant’s own capacity to resist infection.
2. Application & use
Q4: Which crops can PhytoPrime D be used on, and when should it be applied?
PhytoPrime D is designed for optimal assimilation through both leaves and roots in all crops, making it broadly applicable across protected and outdoor production - applications should be timed to key growth stages and periods of anticipated stress or disease risk.
Q5: How do I apply PhytoPrime D, and what are the recommended rates?
PhytoPrime D can be applied as a foliar spray at 0.15–0.5% concentration (150–500 ml per 100 litres of water) or as a root drench at 2–3 litres per hectare - shake the container before use and do not exceed the recommended application rates.
Q6: Can PhytoPrime D be used as part of a regular nutrition programme, or only when problems arise?
PhytoPrime D is most effective when used as a regular, programme-based input rather than a reactive treatment - the plant priming benefit specifically requires application before stress or disease pressure arrives for the resilience response to be fully established.
3. Boron nutrition & plant health
Q7: Why is boron important, and which crops or situations are most at risk of deficiency?
Boron is an essential micronutrient required for cell wall integrity, pollen viability, and sugar transport - deficiency is most likely on light sandy or acidic soils, in dry conditions, or during periods of rapid growth, and can cause serious damage to growing points, flowers, and fruit.
Q8: How does PhytoPrime D's boron content relate to its plant priming function?
The boron and Neo-Prime Technology in PhytoPrime D are complementary - boron supports the structural and physiological processes that a healthy plant needs to mount an effective defence response, while Neo-Prime Technology activates the defence pathway itself.
4. Holistic Growing & IPM
Q9: How does PhytoPrime D fit within a Holistic Growing programme?
PhytoPrime D sits naturally within the nutrition pillar of Fargro’s Holistic Growing framework, but its plant priming function creates a direct connection to crop protection - building plant-level resilience as a preventative layer that works alongside biological controls and targeted crop protection inputs.
Q10: Does PhytoPrime D replace fungicides, or does it work alongside them?
PhytoPrime D does not replace fungicides - it works alongside them by improving the plant’s own capacity to resist fungal attack, which reduces the burden on the fungicide programme and supports a more integrated, less reactive approach to disease management.
5. Safety, storage & handling
Q11: Is PhytoPrime D safe to use around workers and the environment?
PhytoPrime D is not classified as hazardous under CLP Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, has an oral LD50 greater than 2,000 mg/kg (rat) confirming very low acute toxicity, and presents no significant risk to workers or the environment when handled in accordance with the label.
Q12: How should PhytoPrime D be stored, and what is its shelf life?
Store PhytoPrime D in a cool, dry place between 5°C and 35°C, away from heat sources and direct sunlight - correctly stored, it has a guaranteed shelf life of three years from the production date.
6. Commercial & practical
Q13: How does PhytoPrime D relate to other Plant Primers products that Fargro supplies?
PhytoPrime D is part of the Plant Primers range supplied by Fargro as part of its Holistic Growing framework - a group of targeted inputs from Veganic Nature SL designed to work at the plant physiology level, complementing biological controls and other nutrition and crop protection products in the programme.
Q14: Why source PhytoPrime D through Fargro, and what support do we offer?
Fargro is the UK distributor for PhytoPrime D, with direct access to Veganic Nature SL’s technical knowledge and a specialist agronomy team who can advise on how to incorporate it effectively into a nutrition and crop health programme.
