Crop information

Benefits of Kelpak on Bananas

Kelpak trials on bananas in South Africa, South America and the Philippines show significant yield increases:

Increases root number and mass
Improves early growth and establishment
Increases trunk diameter
Increases fruit bunch mass
Increases crop cycles
Improves yields

Effect of Kelpak on banana yield | 2008–2009 season (bunch mass in kg)

0 kg - 36.1 kg

31 kg
Control
35,5 kg
Bell injection 1%
34,8 kg
Bell injection 2%
32,5 kg
Drench 0.5%
34,2 kg
Drench 1%
36,1 kg
4 × 2 L spray
36,1 kg
4 × 3 L spray

Effect of Kelpak on banana yield | 2008–2009 (kg)
Category	Effect of Kelpak on banana yield \| 2008–2009
Control	31 kg
Bell injection 1%	35,5 kg
Bell injection 2%	34,8 kg
Drench 0.5%	32,5 kg
Drench 1%	34,2 kg
4 × 2 L spray	36,1 kg
4 × 3 L spray	36,1 kg

Recommended application rates

Drench – New plantings

Use a 1-2 % Kelpak solution (100-200 ml per plant).

Soil drench

4 L/ha: Drench bearing trees 14 days after nematicide applications.

Foliar spray

2-4 L/ha: Apply first application at pre-flowering (5 to 6 months before harvest) in a total volume of 300 L/ha and repeat 3 times at monthly intervals.

A 3 L/ha foliar application provided a significant yield increase

Banana bunch mass by treatment

0 kg - 34 kg

29
Control
32,3
Bell injection 1%
30,8
Bell injection 2%
32,1
4 × 2 L spray
34
4 × 3 L spray
33,9
2 × 3 L spray

Banana bunch mass by treatment (kg)
Category	Banana bunch mass by treatment
Control	29
Bell injection 1%	32,3
Bell injection 2%	30,8
4 × 2 L spray	32,1
4 × 3 L spray	34
2 × 3 L spray	33,9

Promoting Growth

Plant Biostimulant.

Kelpak Plant biostimulant improves root development, flowering, fruit set, fruit retention and crop resilience by using nature's own code to elicit powerful responses in crops that improve quality and yield. Available in multiple formats for farms of all sizes.

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