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Bombardier
Cherry variety Sandon Rose, Colt rootstock
Cabezuela del Valle, Spain
The application of BOMBARDIER has led to increased productivity of cherry variety Sandon Rose, especially in large calibers of 30 mm and 28 mm. The production of poor-quality cherries as well as their proportion has declined thanks to the application of BOMBARDIER. The average caliber of cherries increased slightly in the variant with BOMBARDIER.
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Greater yield of large caliber
+78,7% (563 kg/ha)
Lower proportion of discards
-50.3% (-11.8% weight)
Benefits and high profitability since the first year of harvesting
+81,2% (2.561€/ha)
Data for the farmer
For an average producer with 50 hectares of Cherry variety Sandon Rose, Colt rootstock, who decides to use Bombardier, during the next 5 years, the impact on its income statement is:
Result
Crop: Cherry variety Sandon Rose, Colt rootstock
Planting density: 5×3 m (667 trees/ha).
Location: Cabezuela del Valle, Valle del Jerte, province of Cáceres, Spain. Cooperativa Nuestra Señora de Peñas Albas
Surface of the test plot: 500 m2 (with 5 + 5 trees measured for each variant).
Planting age: 5 years (2013).
Blooming: April 2018.
Type of soil: acid, loam, typical of the area.
Drip irrigation.
Harvesting date: 06/13/2018
Trial Setup: 2 variants – BOMBARDIER and CONTROL, with 5 repetitions (trees) in random blocks.
Trial Design:
- Control: Management and fertilization typical of the area
- Bombardier: Same as Control plus Bombardier applications: Foliar: 3 cc/L water, 2.5L broth/tree: 5L/ha. Irrigation: 5 L/ha.
Analyzed Parameters:
- Yield of cherries caliber 30, kg/ha
- Yield of cherries caliber 28, kg/ha
- Yield of cherries caliber 26, kg/ha
- Yield of cherries caliber 24, kg/ha
- Total yield of good quality cherries, kg/ha
- Total yield of bad quality cherries (discards), kg/ha
- Graph Productivity of all cherries (good quality + discards)
- Proportion of bad cherries by weight, % weight
- Average caliber of good quality cherries, (mm)
- Value of cherries (gross benefits) of caliber 30, €/ha
- Value of cherries (gross benefits) of caliber 28, €/ha
- Value of cherries (gross benefits) of caliber 26, €/ha
- Value of cherries (gross benefits) of caliber 24, €/ha
- Cherry value of total harvest (gross benefits), €/ha
- Production and harvesting costs of cherries, €/ha
- Net benefits (gross benefits minus expenses), €/ha
- Profitability (ratio between net benefits and expenses), %
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