Fruit - Strawberry "special quality yield, early maturity & Health"

[T1] Main Program for this trial | Foliar Application

Total program takes 42 days. DA means Days After

TREATMENTS

• • [T0]: Grower Standard (GS)

• • [T1]: GS + VEGRO ®

PROGRAMS: (For this trial)

• • Foliar applications
• • 7 applications @ 0.5 pint/acre (every 7 days)
• • Total program: 3.5 pints or 1.75 quarts or 0.437 gallons total program per acre.

Standard program with VEGRO® for strawberry is usually 1 pint/acre/application.

APPLICATIONS FOR THIS TRIAL:

7 applications:

• 12/10/16 (A);

• 12/16/16 (B);

• 12/23/16 (C);

• 12/30/16 (D);

• 1/6/17 (E);

• 1/16/17 (F);

• 1/24/17 (G)

AGRONOMIC PROTOCOL

• Start date: Sept. 2016

• Completion date: Feb. 2017

• 8-week treatment (2 months)

• Study conducted in Florida by John Curtis, PhD (Better Crops LLC) from September 2016 to February 2017 in open field.

• Plants were staked and maintained at a commercial level with fertilizer/insecticide/fungicide (liquid fertilizer through drip every other day).

• Trial reliability: HIGH

METHODOLOGY

• Plastic beds (28-inch top, 7 inches tall, 12-inch emitter tape) were prepared on a 4-foot row spacing. 

• Strawberries (cv. Radiant) were planted on 10-05-2016 in two (2) rows/bed (14-inch plant spacing).

• Each plot was 30 feet in length x 2 beds (30 feet length x 8 feet width)

• Each treatment was replicated four (4) times.

EVALUATION (Fruit count & weight)

• 6 Harvests

• At each evaluation date, fruit data was converted into lbs. per acre as well as FLATS per acre.

• A FLAT is a standard measuring unit for strawberry growers in Florida.

• 1 FLAT = 9 lbs. Each FLAT contains 8 Clam Shells that weigh 1 1/8 lbs.

• A clam shell is the finished product for consumers.

 The total yield (harvests 1-6) at 10 DAG (days after G appl.)in both lbs./acre and flats/acre.

AGRICULTURAL SPECIFICITIES:

• Planting rate: 18,615 per acre

• Planting method: TRAHAN

• Row spacing: 4 feet

• Spacing within row: 14 inches

• Soil moisture: normal

• Seed bed: medium

PHYTOTOXICITY:

• Plants in each plot were examined for signs of phytotoxicity (stunting, discoloration etc.) at 10 DAG (10 days After G App) using a 0-100% rating scale; 0 = no phytotoxicity and 100% = dead plants.

• Plants were examined for signs of phytotoxicity (stunting, discoloration etc.) at 5 DAF using a 0-100% rating scale.

• Results obtained are stunning and this requires further agronomic trials. (in process 2017/18)