
Category: mechanical stress
Mechanical stress in plants reduces crop yields by up to 8-10%.
In horticulture we want our plants to grow and produce fruit weight at full speed and mechanical stress due to excessive handling and tutoring does exactly the opposite, it slows vegetable production as the plant will send its energies and nourishment to repair its micro tissue damages while redirecting its leaves towards the sun! HORTOMALLAS trellis netting allows the plant to grow undisturbed leaning and attaching itself to the trellis support while reducing the spreading phytopathogens of mechanically.