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Better productivity and higher strawberry yield with Haifa’s combination of CRF and Nutrigaion™

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09Aug2023

Better productivity and higher strawberry yield with Haifa’s combination of CRF and Nutrigaion™

By By Juan Manuel Diaz Martinez, Haifa Mexico
A trial in Mexico showed that nutritional program that combined Multicote™ and water-soluble fertilizers (Poly-Feed™, Haifa Cal™ and Haifa Mag™) improved productivity in strawberry, resulting in better yield.

Objective: Evaluation of the effect of Haifa’s nutrition program on phenological behavior and yield of strawberries, compared to the common farmer’s practice.
Crop: Strawberry, cv Veronica
Location: Michoacán, Mexico.
Observation dates: August 2022
Harvest: October-December 2022 (3 harvests)





Haifa program
Pre-planting immersion: 6 g/l Poly-Feed™ 12-43-12+ME + 2 g/l ammonium nitrate
At planting: Multicote™ Strawberry Mix (22-8-13), 5 gr/plant
Drenching 1+2:  10 g/l Poly-Feed™ 12-43-12+ME + 4 g/l ammonium nitrate
Nutrigation™ (kg/ha):
 
Week Poly-Feed™
12-43-12+ME		 Poly-Feed™ 19-19- 19+ME Poly-Feed™ 10-10-43+ME Haifa Cal™ Haifa Mag™ Ammonium Nitrate
3 20 15 5 2 3 20
4 20 15 5 3 3 15
5 20 15 10 5 3 15
6 15 15 15 5 4 15
7 15 15 15 7 4 15
8 15 15 20 7 7 10
9 15 15 20 11 6.5 10
10 10 10 20 11 6.5 10
11 10 10 30 11 6.5 10
12 10 10 30 15 6.5 10
13 10 10 40 15 6.5 10
14 5 10 40 15 6 5
15 0 5 40 19 5 5
16 0 5 50 19 5 5
17 0 5 50 19 5 5
18 0 5 50 23 5 0
19 0 5 50 23 3 0
20 0 5 50 23 3 0
21 0 5 30 23 3 0
22 0 0 30 11 3 0
23 0 0 30 11 2 0
24 0 0 20 11 1 0
25 0 0 20 11 1 0
 


Results


Fruit size & quality
  Average fruit size oBrix
Farmer’s practice 42 grams 6
Haifa 48 grams 7


Conclusions:
Haifa’s complete nutritional program resulted in
  • More vigorous plants
  • More intensive flowering
  • Larger fruits
  • Better fruit quality

              





 

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