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Bombardier
Apple tree
Simon Steltenpool, Brazil
Plants treated with Bombardier had significantly more fruits per plant (10.7%). Control plants (without Bombardier treatment) had bigger fruits compared to treated plants.
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Higher productivity
+12,2% (2,5 t/ha)
Highest quality
+4% (0,4 ºBrix)
Greater economic benefits and crop sustainability
+12,2% (735€/ha)
Data for the farmer
For an average producer with a 50 hectares Apple Orchard, who decides to use Bombardier, during the next 5 years, the impact on his income statement is:
Result
Trial conducted by: HOLANTEC
Crop: Apple tree.
Planting density: 400 trees/ha
Harvest date: November 2015
Location: Simon Steltenpool, Paranapanema/SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Trial Design:
- CONTROL, grower standard.
- Bombardier: 10 L/ha, 5 applications of the product throughout the crop cycle; 2 applications in blooming (August-September 2015); 1 in fruit development (October 2015) and the other 2 in the fruit filling (October-November 2015). The applications were done via drench.
- Random blocks, 3 repetitions/treatment
- To calculate the yield, four sequential plants per experimental unit were evaluated to count the number of fruits per plant. 10 random fruits were harvested to evaluate the quality: size, weight, hardness and ºBrix.
Analyzed Parameters:
- Number of fruits per plant, units
- Average fruit weight, g
- Average fruit diameter, mm
- Soluble solid content, (ºBrix)
- Fruits hardness, kg/cm2
- Total Yield, t/ha
- Product value (price 0.90 €/kg), € / ha
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