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Silabaal® in the field

At Finca Santa Ana in the Andes of Mérida, the Universidad de Los Andes tested Silabaal® on coffee, coffee seedlings, passion fruit and chilli. See and hear what the people on site observed. In Nigeria, farmers have been using Silabaal® on maize since 2026.

Venezuela: videos from the trial field

Short videos straight from the field – with subtitles in German, English and Spanish.

Passion fruit: with and without Silabaal®
Plants compared
Fruit from treated plants
A walk through the trial field

Harvest: passion fruit cut open

Passion fruit cut open (1)
Passion fruit cut open (2)
Passion fruit cut open (3)
Passion fruit cut open (4)

Voices from the field

“These are plants that have had the Silabaal product applied to them. Look at the size of these fruits – just one month until harvest.”

Farmer at Finca Santa Ana, Mérida (Venezuela)

“The product has worked very well – we compared it to the row that hasn’t been treated, plants that haven’t had any flowering or fruit.”

Farmer at Finca Santa Ana, Mérida (Venezuela)

“They’re plants that look just as healthy, but the development has been much slower. So we can confirm that it’s working quite well.”

Farmer at Finca Santa Ana, Mérida (Venezuela), about the untreated row

Pictures from the trial

Venezuela – Finca Santa Ana, Mérida

Coffee trial field in the Andes
Coffee trial field in the Andes
Passion fruit on the trellis
Passion fruit on the trellis
Measuring a coffee plant
Measuring a coffee plant
Nursery on the slope
Nursery on the slope
Coffee seedlings with glossy leaves
Coffee seedlings with glossy leaves
Strong roots of a seedling
Strong roots of a seedling
Recording measurements in the nursery
Recording measurements in the nursery
Taking notes in the trial field
Taking notes in the trial field
Chilli with fruit set
Chilli with fruit set
Ripening chillies
Ripening chillies
5 passion fruits treated with Silabaal®, 1.20 kg
5 passion fruits treated with Silabaal®, 1.20 kg
7 large yellow passion fruits, untreated, 1.08 kg
7 large yellow passion fruits, untreated, 1.08 kg

Nigeria: maize with Silabaal®

A farmer in Nigeria shows how he applies Silabaal® in his maize field.

Applying Silabaal® in the maize field, 1st application

“I just finished spraying the maize with fertilizer. I use a nozzle that concentrates on the plant and wets it very well. I mix it very well – even when it starts coming out like water, I shake it again and continue spraying. I’m making this short video so that next time, when I spray, you see the difference.”

Farmer in Nigeria, September 2026

Pictures from the maize field

Maize in Nigeria in September 2026
Maize in Nigeria in September 2026
Strong maize plants between the rows
Strong maize plants between the rows
Young maize in the field
Young maize in the field
Even crop stand in the maize field
Even crop stand in the maize field

Results and report

You will find the measured results of the trial on the Advantages page, and the university’s full final report as a PDF.