Yield and quality improved mainly due to higher number of fruits per plant, larger fruit size and flesh thickness
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Crop/cultivar |
Pepper / Peto PS 600 |
|---|---|
| Country / location | taly / Tuscany – Val di Chiana cesa (AR) |
| Objectives | Compare PN vs. SOP for pepper |
| Haifa product tested | Multi-K- based Poni-Ter 18-11-23 & Multi-K Prills |
| Application method | Side dressing |
| Tested treatment |
B.D. of Poni-Ter @ 830 kg/ha + S.D. of Multi-K @ 200 kg/ha after picking 1st cycle of fruit. |
| Control treatment results |
Total marketable yield: 32.0 MT/ha Grower’s revenue from yield: 218 US$/MT |
| Best treatment results | Total marketable yield: 38.7 MT/ha Grower’s revenue from yield: 226 US$/MT |
| Characteristics of best treatment | Marketable yield increase: 6.7 MT/ha (21% above control), due to increase in No. of fruits/ plant. Better vegetative development. Higher quality of fruit in terms of increased fruit diameter and flesh thickness. Difference of costs between Multi-K and control treatments (application + material) 67 US$/ha |
| Net benefit of best treatment | 1695 US$/ha |
| Benefit/Cost ratio | 26.3 |
| Conclusions |
A considerable increase in marketable yield due to the B.D. application of Multi-K- based fertilizer, followed by 2 x S.D. with urea and Multi-K prills at well-timed applications. |
| Reference | Dr. Marco Quattrucci (ARSIA); Agr. Mauro Schippa (Hi-Agri) |