Pear & Nashi

Fitting Seasol into Pear & Nashi production

  • Seasol products can be used every 2-4 weeks during the growing season as a general plant tonic to enhance plant health, flowering and fruit production.
  • Seasol products can be applied as needed to provide increased resistance against frost and heat damage.
  • Seasol products are a valuable supplement to apply before, or with, any foliar applied nutrients to enhance their uptake and utilisation.

Production benefits in detail:

The use of Seasol products results in significant benefits for both the tree and the crop. Application at critical development stages results in:

  • Improved plant establishment. Seasol products stimulates root growth needed for rapid establishment of new orchards.
  • Drought tolerance. Seasol products significantly increase drought tolerance. It does this by helping plants protect against water loss.
  • Frost tolerance. The same mechanism that protects against drought stress, also provides significant frost protection by reducing the temperature at which plant cells freeze.
  • Improved production. The natural substances and trace elements in Seasol improve the evenness of crop development and general plant performance.
  • Disease resistance. It has been consistently reported that Seasol treated plants demonstrate reduced incidence and severity of disease.
  • Increased microbial activity. Seasol products are a food source for beneficial soil microbes increasing their number and diversity.

Pear & Nashi application rates and timing

STAGERATESNOTES
Fruit set to 15mm King fruitSeasol Plus Calcium @ 10 L/HaEither foliar spray or via
fertigation
Beginning of fruit-fillSeasol Plus Calcium @ 5 L/Ha plus PowerFeed @ 5 L/ha via fertigation or irrigation
2-3 weeks prior to harvestSeasol Plus Calcium @ 10 L/HaEither foliar spray or via
fertigation
Post-harvest, prior to leaf fallSeasol Plus Calcium @ 5 L/Ha plus PowerFeed @ 5 L/ha a via fertigation or irrigation

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