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    Benefits of Kelpak on Cherries

    Kelpak trials on cherries in California, Chile and South Africa show significant yield increases as well as several other benefits including colour and fruit quality:

    • Improves rooting of nursery trees
    • Stimulates root and shoot development
    • Improves pollen germination
    • Increases fruit set and retention
    • More fruit per tree
    • Improves fruit colour
    • Reduces fruit split
    • Improves marketable yield
    Cherries

    Effect of Kelpak on Bing cherry pollen

    Control

    Control

    Kelpak applied

    Kelpak applied

    % Yield increase above standard grower practice - Ton/ha

    Cherry yield above standard grower practice

    3-5 sprays at 300 ml/100 L

    • Control
    • Kelpak · 3-5 sprays at 300 ml/100 L

    0 ton/ha - 16.5 ton/ha

    • Control: 10.8 ton/ha
      Kelpak · 3-5 sprays at 300 ml/100 L: 14.8 ton/ha+37%
      California | Bing
    • Control: 6.5 ton/ha
      Kelpak · 3-5 sprays at 300 ml/100 L: 8.5 ton/ha+31%
      France | Lapin
    • Control: 12.7 ton/ha
      Kelpak · 3-5 sprays at 300 ml/100 L: 16.5 ton/ha+30%
      Chile | Bing
    Cherry yield above standard grower practice (ton/ha)
    CategoryControlKelpak · 3-5 sprays at 300 ml/100 L
    California | Bing10.8 ton/ha14.8 ton/ha+37%
    France | Lapin6.5 ton/ha8.5 ton/ha+31%
    Chile | Bing12.7 ton/ha16.5 ton/ha+30%

    Kelpak on cherry fruit set

    Kelpak on cherry fruit set

    0 % - 23 %

    • +23%
      Fruit per tree
    • +22%
      Yield increase/ha
    Kelpak on cherry fruit set (%)
    CategoryKelpak on cherry fruit set
    Fruit per tree+23%
    Yield increase/ha+22%

    Recommended application rates

    White bud to full flower

    Spray 3 L/ha between white bud and full flower stages.

    Petal fall

    Spray 3 L/ha at petal fall.

    Shuck split

    Spray 3 L/ha at shuck split.

    Fruit colouring

    Spray 3 L/ha at straw colour stage. Repeat application 7 - 10 days later.

    Cherries

    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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