Ligno Mix
Complete Micronutrient Nutrition with Natural Lignosulfonate Complexation
Ligno Mix provides crops with five essential micronutrients in readily available forms: manganese, zinc, iron, copper and boron. These elements contribute to chlorophyll formation, photosynthetic activity, nitrogen metabolism, protein synthesis, vegetative growth, flowering, pollen viability, fruit development and seed formation.
Complexation with natural lignosulfonic acid improves the stability and availability of the micronutrients, promoting rapid absorption and an effective plant response. This makes Ligno Mix suitable for both preventive nutrition programmes and corrective applications when crops show early signs of micronutrient imbalance.
The formulation also helps optimise spray coverage. The surface-active properties of lignosulfonates reduce droplet surface tension, supporting more uniform distribution across the plant and helping limit fertiliser losses from leaf surfaces. Its low-foaming behaviour facilitates preparation and application, including use in complex tank mixtures.
By maintaining a balanced micronutrient supply during critical development stages, Ligno Mix helps stabilise crop metabolism, improve nutritional efficiency and sustain the physiological condition required to maximise yield potential and crop quality. All composition and application information below is based on the official Ligno Mix datasheet.
Composition and Guaranteed Analysis
Composition
%w/w
Citrus essential oils (Limonene)
7,00
Inert ingredients
93,00
| Composition | %w/w |
|---|---|
| Manganese (Mn) | 2.50 |
| Zinc (Zn) | 2.00 |
| Iron (Fe) | 2.00 |
| Copper (Cu) | 0.30 |
| Boron (B) | 0.40 |
Origin and Certifications
Ligno Mix uses lignosulfonic acid as a natural-origin complexing agent. Lignosulfonates are plant-compatible biopolymers that help keep micronutrients available in solution and facilitate their delivery to plant tissues.
The product is presented as an EU fertiliser with CE marking on its technical datasheet. Its formulation is completely soluble in water and is available in 1 L, 5 L, 10 L, 20 L and 1,000 L formats.
Any eligibility for use in certified organic agriculture should be confirmed against the current product label, national legislation and the requirements of the relevant certification body before application.
Multi-Benefits
- Supplies five complementary micronutrients in a single application.
- Supports preventive and corrective micronutrient programmes.
- Promotes chlorophyll formation and photosynthetic performance.
- Contributes to efficient nitrogen metabolism and nutrient utilisation.
- Supports root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit and seed development.
- Encourages pollen formation, pollen germination and successful seed setting.
- Supports protein synthesis, carbohydrate formation and sugar production.
- Helps maintain balanced crop metabolism throughout the growing cycle.
- Improves spray distribution and adhesion across plant surfaces.
- Can be integrated into foliar and soil nutrition strategies.
Key Benefits
Broad-Spectrum Micronutrient Correction
The combination of manganese, zinc, iron, copper and boron helps address complex or overlapping deficiencies that may restrict crop development, particularly during periods of rapid growth and high nutritional demand.
Improved Nutrient Availability
Complexation with lignosulfonic acid helps stabilise the micronutrients and maintain them in forms that are easily accessible to crops, supporting fast uptake and an effective nutritional response.
Stronger Vegetative Development
Ligno Mix supports chlorophyll formation, protein synthesis, cell development and growth regulation, helping crops maintain vigorous leaves, stems and roots.
Better Flowering and Reproductive Performance
Boron, zinc and copper contribute to flower development, pollen formation, pollen germination and seed setting. These functions are especially important during flowering and the transition to fruit or seed development.
Support for Fruit and Seed Quality
The formulation contributes to carbohydrate formation, sugar production, maturity and seed formation, helping crops maintain productive development during fruit filling and seed growth.
More Efficient Foliar Applications
Lignosulfonate properties help reduce droplet surface tension, promoting more uniform leaf coverage and helping prevent the fertiliser solution from being easily washed away from plant surfaces.
Technical Advantages
- Natural lignosulfonate complexation: Improves micronutrient stability, availability and plant assimilation.
- Balanced multi-element formula: Combines Mn, Zn, Fe, Cu and B in one product.
- Highly soluble liquid formulation: Facilitates preparation, dilution and application.
- Rapid crop response: Suitable for both preventive treatment and early correction of deficiencies.
- Improved spray coverage: Reduces surface tension for more even distribution across leaves.
- Low-foaming properties: Simplifies tank filling and the preparation of complex mixtures.
- Broad compatibility: Compatible with most fertilisers and plant protection products, subject to prior compatibility testing.
- Flexible application: Suitable for foliar and soil-based nutrition programmes.
- Whole-cycle support: Provides micronutrients involved in vegetative, reproductive and yield-forming processes.
Dosage & applications
| CROPS | ASSOCIATES | MAXIMUM Nº OF TREATMENTS | LAST MOMENT OF APPLICATION | SPRAYING EQUIPMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals | 1 L/ha | 3 | Autumn: from the 3-leaf stage to winter dormancy. Spring: tillering, beginning of shoot formation and flag-leaf stage. | 180–300 L water/ha |
| Rapeseed | 1–1.5 L/ha | 3 | Autumn: from the 4–5-leaf stage to winter dormancy. Spring: from main-shoot growth to the compact green flower-bud stage. | 180–300 L water/ha |
| Maize | 1 L/ha | 2 | Apply at the 3–6-leaf stage and repeat at the 6–8-leaf stage. | 180–300 L water/ha |
| Sugar beet | 1.5 L/ha | 2 | Apply at the 6–8-leaf stage and around inter-row closure. | 180–300 L water/ha |
| Potatoes | 1 L/ha | 2 | Apply at inter-row closure and during flowering. | 180–300 L water/ha |
| Vegetables | 1 L/ha | 2–3 | Apply during active leaf growth and biomass development. | 200–500 L water/ha |
| Orchards | 0.5 L/ha | 3–4 | Apply during the fruit-growth phase. | 300–800 L water/ha |
CROPS
ASSOCIATES
MAXIMUM Nº OF TREATMENTS
LAST MOMENT OF APPLICATION
SPRAYING EQUIPMENT
All crops
All approved agrochemicals
Follow the conditions established for the use of the associated agrochemical.
Follow the conditions established for the use of the associated agrochemical.
Suitable for use in various application techniques: Full coverage application, low volume concentrate, spray, pivot, and spray.
Vegetative nutrition
Authorized uses, rate and times of application
| CROPS | PRODUCT TYPES | ADJUVANT FUNCTION | WETTA FINAL CONCENTRATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foliar micronutrient fertilizer | Prevention and correction of Mn, Zn, Fe, Cu and B deficiencies | 1 L/ha | |
| Foliar micronutrient fertilizer | Prevention and correction of multiple micronutrient deficiencies | 1–1.5 L/ha | |
| Foliar micronutrient fertilizer | Supports early growth and corrects micronutrient deficiencies | 1 L/ha | |
| Foliar micronutrient fertilizer | Supports leaf development and micronutrient nutrition | 1.5 L/ha | |
| Foliar micronutrient fertilizer | Supports vegetative growth, flowering and crop nutrition | 1 L/ha | |
| Foliar micronutrient fertilizer | Supports leaf growth, biomass development and balanced nutrition | 1 L/ha | |
| Foliar micronutrient fertilizer | Supports fruit development and corrects micronutrient deficiencies | 0.5 L/ha |
GENERAL DOSE: Foliar application: 0.5–1.5 L/ha, depending on the crop, growth stage and nutritional requirements. Apply using 180–800 L of water per hectare to ensure uniform crop coverage. Repeat 2–4 times during the crop cycle according to crop demand and deficiency severity. Apply preventively or when the first symptoms of manganese, zinc, iron, copper or boron deficiency appear.
CROPS
PRODUCT TYPES
ADJUVANT FUNCTION
WETTA FINAL CONCENTRATION
All crops
Insecticides, Fungicides, Acaricides, Herbicides, Protection, Plant Growth Regulators, Foliar Fertilizers, Biostimulants
Dispersion and wetting
0,05-0,15% V/V
Dispersion, Wetting + Anti-rebound, Rewetting, deposition
>0,15->0,25% V/V
Dispersion, wetting + anti-rebound, rewetting, deposition + penetration
0,25 – 0,30% V/V
Features and Properties
Ligno Mix is a concentrated liquid micronutrient fertiliser containing 2.50% manganese, 2.00% zinc, 2.00% iron, 0.30% copper and 0.40% boron by weight. The combination has been designed to supply several micronutrients that participate in complementary metabolic and physiological functions.
The micronutrients are complexed with natural lignosulfonic acid, which acts as a stabilising and complexing agent. This technology helps maintain the nutrients in available forms and promotes their absorption after application.
The product is completely soluble in water, making it easy to dilute and distribute through conventional application systems. Its liquid format enables accurate dosing and simplifies its integration into professional crop-nutrition programmes.
Ligno Mix has surface-active properties that help reduce the surface tension of spray droplets. This supports more even coverage of leaves and other plant surfaces, while helping the applied solution remain distributed across the crop.
The formulation has low-foaming characteristics, which facilitate tank preparation and reduce handling difficulties when the product is incorporated into multi-product spray programmes. It is compatible with most fertilisers and pesticides, although a preliminary compatibility test is recommended before using an unfamiliar mixture.
Manganese contributes to chlorophyll formation, photosynthetic processes and nitrogen metabolism. Zinc participates in growth regulation, protein synthesis and early plant development. Iron is essential for chlorophyll-related processes and supports metabolic activity, particularly in young tissues.
Copper contributes to enzyme activity, chlorophyll-related processes, pollen formation and cell strength. Boron plays an important role in flowering, pollen germination, seed setting, sugar-related processes and the development of reproductive tissues.
Together, these nutrients help maintain a balanced physiological and nutritional state across the crop cycle, from early vegetative development to flowering, fruit formation and seed maturation.
Recommended Crops and Timing of Application
Cereals
Apply from the three-leaf stage during autumn to support establishment before winter dormancy. Resume applications in spring during tillering, shoot formation and the flag-leaf stage, when micronutrient demand increases rapidly.
Rapeseed
Begin the programme at the four- to five-leaf stage and continue until winter dormancy where required. Spring treatments are recommended from stem elongation and main-shoot development through the green-bud and compact flower-bud stages.
Maize
Apply between the three- and six-leaf stages, followed by a second application between the six- and eight-leaf stages. These timings support early vegetative growth and help prevent hidden micronutrient deficiencies before rapid biomass accumulation.
Sugar Beet
Treat from the six- to eight-leaf stage and repeat as the crop approaches inter-row closure. Applications during this period support leaf-area development, photosynthetic activity and active biomass formation.
Potatoes
Apply around canopy closure and repeat during flowering. These stages coincide with strong vegetative demand and the transition towards tuber development.
Vegetable Crops
Use during periods of rapid leaf expansion and biomass formation. Additional treatments may be scheduled before flowering, during fruit set or at the beginning of fruit development according to crop demand.
Orchards
Apply during active fruit development, dividing the recommended three to four treatments across the fruit-growth period. Ensure sufficient water volume to obtain complete canopy coverage.
FAQ
What is Ligno Mix?
Ligno Mix is a liquid micronutrient fertiliser containing manganese, zinc, iron, copper and boron complexed with lignosulfonic acid. It is designed to prevent and correct multiple micronutrient deficiencies.
What is the composition of Ligno Mix?
Its declared composition is 2.50% manganese, 2.00% zinc, 2.00% iron, 0.30% copper and 0.40% boron by weight, with lignosulfonic acid as the natural complexing agent.
What deficiencies can it help correct?
It can be incorporated into programmes addressing manganese, zinc, iron, copper and boron deficiencies, including situations where several micronutrient imbalances occur simultaneously.
How does lignosulfonic acid improve the formulation?
Lignosulfonic acid helps stabilise and complex the micronutrients, maintaining them in available forms and supporting their absorption. It also improves spray distribution by reducing droplet surface tension.
Can Ligno Mix be applied as a foliar fertiliser?
Yes. The datasheet provides foliar rates for cereals, rapeseed, maize, sugar beet, potatoes, vegetables and orchards.
Can it be used through fertigation?
The product is indicated for foliar and soil use. However, specific soil or fertigation rates are not provided in the datasheet, so these applications should follow the approved local label or a qualified technical recommendation.
Is an additional surfactant required?
The lignosulfonate component naturally reduces surface tension and supports uniform plant coverage. An additional surfactant may therefore be unnecessary in many programmes, although the requirements of other tank-mix products and local application conditions must be considered.
Can Ligno Mix be mixed with pesticides or other fertilisers?
It is compatible with most fertilisers and pesticides. A jar test should be performed before preparing any mixture that has not previously been tested.
When should the product be applied?
For best results, apply preventively before periods of high micronutrient demand or as soon as early deficiency symptoms are detected. Crop-specific timings include active vegetative growth, flowering, fruit development and seed formation.
How many applications are recommended?
Depending on the crop, approximately two to four applications are recommended. The interval and number of treatments should be adjusted to crop condition, development stage and nutritional requirements.
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