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Fructón
Apple tree
Paranapanema, Brazil
The results showed an increase in the number of fruits (2.73%), fruit weight (4.5 %) and yield (7.4 %), when comparing the treated plants with the Control. The increase in productivity was very positive.
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Greater firmness
+3,8% (0,2 kg/cm2)
Higher productivity
+7,4% (1,4 t/ha)
Greater economic benefits
+7,4% (229€/ha)
Data for the farmer
For an average producer with 50 hectares of Apple trees, who decides to use Fructón, during the next 5 years, the impact on his income statement is:
Result
Crop: Apple
Planting density: 2,000 trees/ha (4 x 1.25 m)
Harvest date: November 2015
Location: Simon Steltenpool, Paranapanema/SP, Brasilia, Brazil
Company that performed the trial: HOLANTEC
Trial Design:
- CONTROL, grower’s standard.
- FRUCTÓN: 600 g/ha (1000 L of broth per 1 ha) via foliar, applied only once when the fruits reached 4 to 8 mm of diameter in August 2015.
- The trial was organized in 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. Ten random fruits were harvested to evaluate the fruit quality: size, weight, hardness.
Analyzed Parameters:
- Average fruit weight, g
- Average fruit diameter, mm
- Fruits hardness, kg/cm2
- Total Yield, t/ha
- Product value (price 0.16 €/kg), €/ha
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