Effect
Increased yield
Pepton 85/16 treated apple, cv. Annurca, increased fruit production by 15%, increased % fruit at first harvest by 29% ,increased trunk cross sectional area and yield effciciancy both by 8% compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown, eight-year-old trees of cv. Annurca grafted on M9 rootstock
Italy
Crop
Apple, Malus x domestica
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
From fruit set, 4 times, 20 days apart
Rate
150 g/50 L of water
2021
Biostimulant Application Improves Yield Parameters and Accentuates Fruit Color of Annurca Apples.
Agronomy
11
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Crop group