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Batallón
Santa Claus Melon variety SV6203MP
Almería, Spain
The melons of the variety SV6203MP treated with BATALLÓN have shown many positive feedbacks.
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Higher production
+18,4% (9.356kg/ha)
Greater amount of tradable fruits
+5,9% (1500 frutos/ha)
Higher gross profits of the crop
+18,6% (+2.333€)
Data for the farmer
For an average producer with 50 hectares of Santa Claus melon variety SV6203MP, who decides to use Batallón, during the next 5 years, the impact on his income statement is:
Result
Crop: Santa Clause melon variety SV6203MP (seeded a in seedbed 01/05/2016 – 37 days before transplant)
Planting density: 60,000 plants/ha
Location: Paraje Los Parrales, Roquetas de Mar, ALMERIA, Spain
Surface: 9,000 m2
Transplant date: 02/11/2016
Blooming date: 20/03/2016
Trial Design:
- Control
- BATALLÓN, 3 applications with a dose of 20 L/ha per application.
- Application dates: 1st – one week after transplant (02/18/2016); 2nd – a week before placing the hives (03/14/2016); 3rd – after fruit setting (04/05/2016).
- Surface variants: 2 sectors of 4,200 ha each.
Analyzed Parameters:
- The melon’s productivity is distributed by 1st , 2nd categories, and discards, kg/ha
- Melon yield, kg/ha (farmer data)
- Value of marketable melons (1st cat: 0.40 €/kg; 2nd cat: 0.05 €/kg), €/ha (farmer data)
- Number of marketable fruits (1st and 2nd categories), fruits/ha
- Average caliber of marketable fruits, g
- Distribution of marketable fruit calibers, thousands of fruits/ha
- Proportion per weight of each category in the total production, %
- Proportion per number of fruits in each category in the total production, %
- Pulp strength (kg/cm2)
- Soluble solids in the pulp, (ºBrix)
- Proportion of total weight of 1st category marketable fruits (farmer data), %
- Fruit’s visual appearance
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