FRUIT / BERRY: Apple, “Champion” variety
PRODUCT: Classic Plus (foliar application)
YEAR: 2023
COUNTRY: Kazakhstan
TESTER: CJSC "OPH Central"
APPLICATION:
- Control. NPK background.
- Background NPK + Classic Plus. Foliar application: 1st – after flowering, 2nd – 14 days after the first application, Classic Plus consumption – 1.5 kg/ha, working solution consumption – 1000 l/ha.
- Background NPK + Classic Plus. Foliar application: 1st – after flowering, 2nd – 14 days after the first application, Classic Plus consumption – 2.0 kg/ha, working solution consumption – 1000 l/ha.
- Background NPK + Classic Plus. Foliar application: 1st – after flowering, 2nd – 14 days after the first application, Classic Plus consumption – 3.0 kg/ha, working solution consumption – 1000 l/ha.
Trial plants – 5 items, observed plants – 3 items, trial repetitiveness — four times.
RESULT:
- Yield increase compared to control: 4.37-49.51%.
- The yield increase resulted from improvements in yield structure: the average mass of fruits increased by 2.8-3.7%, and the number of fruits per tree increased by 0.7-42.2%.
- The treatment influenced fruit setting, with an increase of 3-4%.
- There was no observable positive trend in obtaining higher-grade apples.
- Quality indicators improved significantly, with a substantial decrease in fruit acidity by 13.6-40.9%.
- The maximum result was achieved with a double application at a 3.0 kg/ha dose.
- All yield increases exceeded the experimental error and were statistically significant.