
22/04/2025
Vigro Copper (Cu-fulvate): Mohamed Helal’s Innovation in Eco-Friendly Copper Nutrition
By Mohamed Helal
Vice Chairman – Business & Innovation, Gizatec
Founder of the Protective Nutrition concept
🌍 Rethinking Copper for Sustainable Agriculture
Copper is a vital micronutrient in plant physiology, playing essential roles in enzyme activation, lignin formation, chlorophyll synthesis, and above all, in supporting a plant’s innate immune system. However, conventional copper fertilizers and fungicides — such as copper sulfate or copper hydroxide — come with serious environmental drawbacks:
Poor nutrient use efficiency
Toxic accumulation in soils
Harm to beneficial soil microbes
High residues on crops and runoff risks to water bodies
To address these challenges, Gizatec introduces a clean and effective solution:
✅ Vigro Copper (Cu-fulvate) — a scientifically advanced, eco-smart formulation engineered by Mohamed Helal to deliver highly bioavailable copper while preserving soil health and microbial balance.
🔬 What Is Cu-fulvate?
Cu-fulvate is a complex of copper chelated with fulvic acids — low molecular weight organic compounds with powerful chelating and transport abilities. Fulvic acids improve copper’s:
Solubility across soil pH ranges
Root and foliar absorption
Mobility within plant tissues
Safety for the soil microbiome
Compared to traditional salts, Cu-fulvate has been shown to offer higher nutrient efficiency with significantly lower toxicity, as supported by peer-reviewed agronomic studies (Chen et al., 2004; Rauthan & Schnitzer, 1981).
🛡️ Protective Nutrition: A Science-Driven Philosophy
Protective Nutrition, developed by Mohamed Helal, is a next-generation approach that:
Strengthens plant defenses naturally
Supports balanced fertilization strategies
Preserves beneficial microbes in the rhizosphere
Reduces dependency on harmful agrochemicals
Vigro Copper (Cu-fulvate) exemplifies this philosophy by acting as both a nutrient and a shield — proactively reinforcing plant immunity while minimizing environmental burden.
🌿 Replacing Harmful Copper Sprays
While copper-based crop protection products are still widely used to manage bacterial and fungal diseases, they often:
Require high application rates
Leave visible residues
Accumulate in soil over time
Vigro Copper may reduce — and in some integrated programs, eliminate — the need for conventional copper fungicides.
By supplying copper in its most efficient and plant-accessible form, Vigro Copper helps activate systemic acquired resistance (SAR) and supports plants in naturally fending off pathogens like Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas, and Fusarium.
🌱 Broad-Spectrum Crop Benefits
Vigro Copper (Cu-fulvate) has demonstrated excellent results across a wide range of crops:
Vegetables: Reduced foliar disease, improved nutrient density
Corn: Better root architecture, reduced fungal stalk infections
Olive trees: Healthier canopy, lower incidence of leaf spot and anthracnose
Citrus: Improved peel structure, stronger resistance to bacterial canker
Grapes: Enhanced vine vigor, protection from powdery mildew
Date palms: Strengthened resistance to Fusarium and improved growth under stress
🔬 Scientifically Validated, Field Proven
Developed under the direction of Mohamed Helal, renowned soil scientist and ecopreneur
Tested and validated in diverse environments — Egypt, China, the Gulf region, and beyond
Supports global movement toward regenerative and residue-free agriculture
Key References:
Chen, Y., Aviad, T., & Schnitzer, M. (2004). Stimulatory effects of humic substances on plant growth. In Soil Organic Matter in Sustainable Agriculture.
Rauthan, B. S., & Schnitzer, M. (1981). Effects of a soil fulvic acid on the growth and nutrient content of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) plants. Plant and Soil, 63(3), 491–495.
Marschner, H. (2012). Marschner’s Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants, 3rd Ed., Academic Press.
🌎 Clean Copper for the Future
Vigro Copper (Cu-fulvate) redefines the role of copper in agriculture — from a reactive fungicide to a proactive immune-support nutrient. It offers farmers a way to grow stronger, cleaner crops with fewer chemical inputs and lower environmental risk.
At Gizatec, we believe this is the future of responsible agriculture — and it starts with intelligent, science-backed formulations like Vigro Copper.
📩 Learn more or request a partnership:
🌐 www.gizatec.com
✉️ info@gizatec.com