Foliar nutrition with Haifa Bonus 12-2-44 increased yield by 2.5 MT per hectare
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Crop/cultivar |
Table Grapes /108 |
|---|---|
| Country / location | Israel / Lachish |
| Objectives | Increase productivity and vegetative development |
| Haifa product tested | Haifa Bonus 12-2-44 |
| Application method | Foliar nutrition |
| Tested treatment | 4 x Foliar appl, Multi-npK @ 2.5% & 500 lit./Ha. All sprayings were combined with pesticides Cost of treatment (application + material) 100 US$/Ha |
| Control treatment results | Total yield (MT/Ha) – 19.7 Vege. development (%) - 100 Foliar K content % - 100 |
| Best treatment results | Total yield (MT/Ha – 22.2 Vege. development (%) - 126 Foliar K content % - 105.8 |
| Net benefit of best treatment | 2,400 US$/Ha |
| Benefit/Cost ratio | 25 |
| Conclusions | Foliar feeding is a potent tool to increase productivity in such cases. |
| Reference | Y. Soffer |