Effect
Increased produce quality
Decreased produce quality
Kelpak SL treated Strawberry, cv. Elkat/Salut, grown in a field had on average a 9.5 % higher marketable yield, a 3.9 % lower average fruit weight, were on average 9.7 less firm and were 1.4% more susceptible to gray mold as compaired to the untreated control. (The Elkat cultivar reacted the most on the application of Kelpak SL; 2 foliar treatments gave better results as compared to 3 foliar sprays)
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown, usual cultivation
Poland
Crop
Strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa
Trial application
Method
Soaking + foliar applications
Timing
Before planting the plants were soaked for 10 min in a solution. Followed by 2 or 3 treatments with a 24 days or 2 weekly interval
Rate
0.5 or 1 % solution; 3 foliar treatments: 2 L/ha, 2 foliar treatments: 3 L/ha
2004
EFFECTS OF FOLIAR APPLICATIONS OF KELPAK SL AND GOËMAR BM 86 PREPARATIONS ON YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY IN TWO STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS
Journal of Fruit and Ornamental Plant Research
12
23-27
Crop group
