It has been estimated that between 0.5 and 1 billion people globally may have inadequate intakes of selenium and these include populations in developed countries as well.

Role of Selenium (Se) :
Selenium is essential for humans and animals but has not been proven to be essential for plants. Low dietary intakes by humans can cause health disorders, including oxidative stress-related conditions, reduced fertility and immune function, thyroid disfunction and an increased risk of cancers.

Selenium in Grapes :
Table grape is a fruit well suited for consumption as fresh-cut product. 

Se-enriched fruits is becoming more and more popularity, improving Se content and fruit quality in grape is especially important for human health. Increasing the Se content of grape berries is increased using Se fertilizer application, it increases nutrition quality, including soluble sugar, Vc, soluble protein, soluble solid.

K and Ca content of grape berries may significantly increase, and reduce accumulation of heavy metals Pb, Cr, Cd, As, Ni. Se in fruits is positively related to fruit quality, and negatively correlation of heavy metals.

Se fertilizer can be used to increase Se content of grape with significant effect of increasing grape nutrition quality and an effective means of lowering heavy metals.

How to add Selenium to your crops :
Applying a bio-available product like High-Se containing 0.5% Se to enhance the levels of selenium in crops as an aid to improve human and animal health when consumed.

The important thing here is to apply High-Se right from vegetative growth to fruit set to get the right amount of Se into your reproductive crops. That’s about 3 applications from start of season to harvest.

For Leafy Vegetables 2 applications from a true leaf stage to harvest.


Selenium and Human Health :
Selenium bio-fortification in crops through fertilisation, which was in practice in Finland since the mid-1980s, has been proven as an effective way of increasing human selenium intake.


Studies out of the Arizona Cancer Centre and Cornell University determined that the total cancer mortality was reduced by 50 percent in those taking 200 mcg of Selenium daily. The risk of developing prostate cancer was reduced by 74 percent, colorectal cancer by 58 percent and lung cancer by 48 percent.

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