Effect
No effect on produce quality
Good for Greens treated Cherry trees, cv. Kordia/Regina, grown in an orchard had on average no significant difference in yield (kg/tree) (+11.1 %), no difference in number of fruits per branch (+4%), no difference in number of fruits/tree (+8.7%), no difference in BRIX (+0.7%), no difference in firmness (+2.5%), no difference in average fruit weight (+2.2%), no difference in fruits with diameter 30-32 mm (+10.6%) and less fruit with smaller diameters (not significant) compared to the untreated control trees. In general there was more effect of Good for Greens on the young Regina trees compared to the older Kordia trees.
Trial details
Outdoor, unprotected, soil grown in orchard (since 2009 and 2017), normal agricultural practices
Netherlands
Crop
Cherry, Prunus avium
Trial application
Method
Foliar application
Timing
First application at full bloom, followed by 3 treatments; after full bloom at first set of cherries, when cherries had a diameter of 5 mm and when they colored yellow
Rate
8.5 L/ha product with 114 L/ha water
Crop group
