Preventing Cherry Fruit Cracking and Extending Shelf Life – ULTRALGAE®

Background and Cultivation Overview

Cherries, essentially a high-quality commercial fruit, have achieved remarkable success in markets such as China, Chile, New Zealand, and North America due to their excellent appearance, crisp and sweet taste, and off-season supply advantages. However, factors such as climate, rainfall, and cultivation techniques have led to consistently high rates of fruit cracking. The CITYMax Group has introduced ULTRALGAE®, a functional secondary element nutrition solution based on the MAXBIO synergistic platform, to address this challenge.

CITYMAX Group’s Innovative Solution

In 2025, cherry planting areas in Shaanxi, China, will reach approximately 30,000 hectares. The persistent issue of fruit cracking has been troubling local growers and affecting their economic returns. In this region, ULTRALGAE® has demonstrated excellent effectiveness over years of verification in preventing fruit cracking and improving cherry quality.

CITYMax biological assessment personnel conducted full-process tracking of a local grower's operations. Three drip irrigations were applied starting from the young fruit expansion stage of cherries, with intervals of 7 days between applications, continuing until the harvest of the cherries. Observations showed that the fruits expanded rapidly with uniform consistency, bright and clean surfaces, significantly reduced fruit cracking rates, and substantially improved marketable rates. This approach has delivered considerable economic benefits to the growers.

Product Description and Technical Principles

ULTRALGAE®is a high-concentration natural biostimulant formula developed based on the CITYMAX Group's MAXBIO synergistic platform. Sourced from imported bladderwrack seaweed, it undergoes the exclusive "three-stage enzymatic hydrolysis" patented process to extract and combine with calcium, magnesium, and other elements, forming a stable micro-encapsulated structure. This method maximizes the retention of active compounds from seaweed while overcoming the mobility limitations of calcium.

The product efficiently promotes nutrient absorption and distribution within plants. Its application helps prevent quality issues such as yellowing, blossom-end rot, fruit cracking, tip burn, and bitter pit caused by nutrient deficiencies. Cuineng® provides comprehensive support for healthy crop growth, improved quality, and increased yield.

Active Ingredients:

Bladderwrack Extract ≥100 g/L　Ca ≥140 g/L　Mg ≥15 g/L

Features:

1、Efficient Calcium Supplementation:

Opens calcium absorption pathways in crops, enhances calcium utilization efficiency, and effectively prevents physiological disorders such as bitter pit, fruit cracking, fruit softening, malformed fruits, and short storage life caused by calcium deficiency.

2、Enhanced Photosynthesis:

Promotes chloroplast formation, improves photosynthetic efficiency, accelerates dry matter accumulation, results in thicker and greener leaves, and prevents premature leaf senescence.

3、Promotion of Fibrous Roots:

Stimulates division and growth of root apical meristem, increases fibrous root density, enhances root system vitality, expands root surface area, and strengthens nutrient and water uptake capacity.