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Smart Shading, Stronger Crops

Cropshader protects crops grown outdoors from sunburn and heat stress through innovative liquid shading technology. Combining advanced starch technology with practical application, it helps growers achieve higher marketable yields, better crop quality and less sunburn damage. 

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Why Cropshader 

Trusted to Protect your Harvest 

We understand that protecting a crop requires more than a good product; it requires a partner who understands the risks of heat stress and sunburn in your specific crop and climate. Cropshader is dedicated to being that reliable, practical partner for growers, distributors and agricultural partners worldwide.  

Cropshader Orchard combines advanced starch technology with a simple liquid formula that applies with your existing spraying equipment, by hand, machine, drone or helicopter. This helps you protect crops without changing how you already work. 

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Protection in Extreme Heat

Cooler Crops, without Losing Growth 

Cropshader combines advanced shading technology with sustainable innovation to protect crops against heat stress while allowing natural processes, including photosynthesis, to continue. Field trials show this approach helps growers keep more crops in Class I and reduce losses from an increasingly extreme climate 

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Cooler Fruit, Fewer Losses

In field trials, Cropshader Orchard lowered fruit and leaf temperature by up to 5°C, cutting sunburn damage by around 70%. 
Cooler Fruit, Fewer Losses

Photosynthesis Stays Active

In walnut trials, Cropshader Orchard showed around 15% higher daytime photosynthetic activity during heat stress. 
Photosynthesis Stays Active

Sustainable and Practical

Made from 93% natural-origin raw materials, Cropshader technology applies easily with existing spray equipment or drones.
Sustainable and Practical
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    70%

    Less Sunburn Damage

    Independently verified by a fruit research station in France, comparing treated and untreated crops.

    5°C

    Cooler Crops

    Recorded across field trials in four countries, keeping crops below the temperatures where sunburn risk rises sharply.

    15%

    Higher Photosynthesis

    Measured in walnut trials, helping trees keep developing fruit during periods of heat stress.

    Solutions for Every Orchard

    Applications

    Cropshader Orchard is tested across a wide range of orchard crops, from apples and pears to citrus and stone fruit. Whatever you grow, this coating helps protect it from sunburn and heat stress, so your fruit reaches harvest in the best possible condition. Below are some of our most successful results, though many more crops are applicable. 

    Apples
    Citrus
    Olives
    Walnuts
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    Olives on a branch with a white coating on the leaves
    Walnuts on a branch with a white coating on the leaves
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    Ready to Protect your Harvest?

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    "What personally convinced me about Cropshader is its ability to reduce heat stress while still allowing crops to grow naturally"
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    Mario Alvarez
    International Account Manager, Lumiforte
    "After more than 50 years developing shading coatings for greenhouses, bringing that expertise to the orchard market is a major milestone."
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    Halil Özkan
    Business Development Manager, Lumiforte
    "Cropshader Orchard reflects years of formulation and field trials, working closely with growers facing hotter, drier seasons."
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    Martijn Koerts
    Business Unit Manager, Lumiforte
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    Talk to a Cropshader Specialist about your Crop 

    Every farm faces a different heat and sunburn risk, depending on crop, climate and site conditions. Cropshader can help you identify the most suitable solution based on what you grow and where. Get in touch for tailored advice, or to discuss setting up a field trial.

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