Fitting Seasol into Apple production
- Regular application (every 2-4 weeks) during the growing season as a general plant tonic can be used to enhance productivity.
- Targeted application at specific growth stages can be used to provide increased resistance to the impacts of cold or heat.
- Application with or immediately after any fertiliser application can be used to aid nutrient uptake and utilisation.
- Post-harvest applications can be used to help plants store nutrients and energy reserves for the following season.
Production benefits in detail:
The use of Seasol products results in significant improvement of both plant health and crop development resulting in:
- Improved plant establishment. By stimulating root growth needed for rapid establishment after planting.
- Drought/heat tolerance. Seasol products significantly increases drought tolerance by increasing the innate capacity of plants to resist water loss.
- Cold tolerance. The same mechanism that protects against drought stress also provides significant frost protection by reducing the temperature at which cells freeze.
- Disease resistance. It has been consistently reported that Seasol products treated plants demonstrate reduced incidence and severity of various disease impacts.
- Increased microbial activity. Seasol products are a food source for beneficial microbes, increasing their number and diversity.
Apple application rates and timing
| STAGE | RATES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit set to 15mm fruit | Seasol Plus Calcium @ 10 L/Ha | Either foliar spray or via fertigation |
| Beginning of fruit-fill | Seasol Plus Calcium @ 5 L/Ha and PowerFeed @ 5 L/ha | via fertigation or irrigation |
| Early ripening | Seasol Plus Calcium @ 10 L/Ha | Either foliar spray or via fertigation |
| Post-harvest, prior to leaf fall | Seasol Plus Calcium @ 5 L/Ha and PowerFeed @ 5 L/ha | via fertigation or irrigation |
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