Effect
No effect on produce quality
Increased produce quality
No effect on yield
ProAct AA treated Pear, var. Ercolini, grown in an orchard, had no difference in fruit weight (-0.9%), in fruit gauge (-0.2 %), had an increased medium caliber (+9.5%), had no difference in soluble solid content °Brix (-3.2 %), acidity (-10%), fruit hardness (-6.1%), total weight/tree (+23.2%), number of fruits/tree (+23.2%), average fruit weight (-0.9%) compared to the untreated control grown in te same conditions.
Trial details
outdoor, cultivation under mesh, soil grown, normal agricultural practices
Spain
Crop
Pear, Pyrus communis L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First application at full bloom (BBCH 65), followed by 3 application at fruit formation fruit set up to 10 mm (BBCH 71), at fruit formation curd up to 40 mm (BBCH 74) and when fruits reached 50 % of the final varietal size (BBCH 75)
Rate
250 g/Ha, 1000 L/ha spraying volume
2019
Assess the increase of calcium in fruit and the improvement of organoleptic parameters in pear, with the application of the formulation ProAct AA form Plant Health Care Spain, comparing it with a control (Farmer's Standard)
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