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Bombardier french lettuce variety Trocadero

Over 250 trials on 120 different crops from over 90 countries.

Bombardier

French lettuce variety Trocadero

Granada, Spain

Trocadero lettuces treated with BOMBARDIER have increased their average weight (17% more than untreated), size (5% more in diameter and 15.5% more volume), density (1.9 % more than in CONTROL), increase the quantity of marketable lettuces (4% more) and therefore in productivity – over 6000 kg/ha or 22% more with BOMBARDIER.

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Increase productivity

+22% (6.016 kg/ha)

Higher precocity

-11,9% (5 days less)

Greater gross Benefit of the crop

+360€/ha

Result

Crop: French lettuce variety Trocadero

Planting density: 60,000 plants/ha

Location: Zafarraya, GRANADA, Spain

Surface: 2,800 m2

Transplant date: 21/08/2015

Harvest date: 02/02/2018

Trial Design:

  • Control
  • BOMBARDIER, 2 applications at a dose of 10 L/ha per application.
    • Date of Application: September 3 and 12, 2015 (13 and 22 days after transplant).
    • Surface of variants: 2 sectors of 1,400 ha each.

 

Analyzed Parameters:

  • Yield, kg/ha
  • Average lettuce weight, g
  • Amount of defective lettuces, % (in five random measurements with 200 plants each)
  • Amount of marketable lettuce, units/ha
  • The dates in which the weight has reached 450 gr/piece are identified
  • Head diameter (circumference), cm
  • Head volume, cm3
  • Head density, g/cm3 (weight divided by volume)

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