| Date/Datum |
September 98 - December 98 |
| Product/Produk |
Yield-Plus |
| Crop/Oes |
Type/Tipe |
Plums |
| Variety/Varieteit |
Sapphire; Ruby Nel |
| Locale/Plek |
Jakkalsfontein, Malmesbury, RSA |
Rainfall/
Reenval |
Winter/
Winter |
ü |
Summer/
Somer |
|
Ave.
mm pa/
Gem. mm pj |
|
Soil quality/
Grond gehalte |
Excellent/
Uitstekend |
|
Good/
Goed |
ü |
Medium/
Gemiddeld |
|
Poor/
Arm |
|
Normal weather conditions/
Gewone weerstoestande |
Mild, wet winters
Hot, dry summers |
Test period weather
conditions other than normal/
Toets periode weersomstandighede buitengewoon |
The trees were not irrigated the
previous season due to water shortage and were
initially set back by this. |
| Cooperator/Samewerker |
Mr J Smith |
| Type of trial/Proeftipe |
|
Experimental design/
Proefnemings ontwerp |
Block of 4 ha treated |
| Treatments/Behandelinge |
1. 300 ml/ha 14 days after flowering
2. 300 ml fourteen days later
3. 300 ml fourteen days later |
Applications/
Toedienings |
Qty/Hoeveelheid |
Three |
| Form/Vorm |
Tractor spray |
| Counts/Tellings |
Yield and size compared with
previous harvest |
| Results/Uitslae |
20% increase in yield
Significant increase in size throughout
Large grade plums also significantly bigger |
| Conclusion/Gevolgtrekking |
Substantial increase in yield and
size |
Special comments/
Spesiale opmerkings |
Mr Smith observed that the plums
were firmer with longer shelf life.
Some plums were of such size that could not fit
into the normal packaging.
Mr Smith will start his future spray programme
earlier, ie at flowering. |
| Notes/Notas |
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