Crop information
Benefits of Kelpak on Plums
Kelpak trials on plums show improved fruit sizing, quality, yield and return on investment:
- Improves health of nursery trees
- Iincreased number of fruit in bearing trees
- Increases fruit size
- Increases yields
Recommended application rates
Bearing trees Three Foliar sprays of 3 pts/Ac at pink bud to 50% bloom; petal fall and sepal fall. Optional sizing sprays after pit hardening and 14 days later
Post harvest Spray at 0.2% with nitrogen application and repeated 14 days later for recovery of heavy bearing
Tree establishment Dip bare roots of nursery trees in 1% Kelpak solution directly before plant-out. For better tree development apply foliar sprays of 0.25% Kelpak to water with foliar sprays during early growth