Calcium is a key nutrient that helps protect against chilling injury, which can lead to cell breakdown. This can be valuable in stores where there is poor temperature control.
Avoiding Chilling Injury in Onions
Onions and garlic thrive best when temperatures are cool during early development and then warmer and sunny during maturity.
A good nutrition can help to protect crops against chilling injury, which can lead to cell breakdown. This is valuable in stores where there is poor temperature control.
Crop Nutrition and Chilling Injury in Onions
Calcium
Recommended Yara Fertilizers for Onions
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YaraMila COMPLEX
12-4.8-14.9 + 8% S - Prilled NPK fertilizer which also contains magnesium and sulphur as well as micronutrients ideal for use on a wide range of arable and horticultural crops.
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YaraLiva TROPICOTE
15.5% N + 19% Ca - Granular calcium nitrate fertilizer for field application to a wide range of crops.
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MAINCROP S
14-5.7-17.4 + 2.2% S - A quality size matched NPK plus S size matched blended fertilizer, ideal for use for potato production due to the ratio in the of N P and K whilst including a useful amount of sulphur.
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STARTER SOLUTION PLUS
A liquid fertilizer for placement which aids rapid crop establishment, promotes efficient utilization of phosphate and improves phosphate availability.
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YaraVita BORTRAC 150
A liquid micronutrient fertilizer containing 150 g/l boron for foliar application to provide additional boron or to treat boron deficiencies in a wide range of crops.
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YaraVita BRASSITREL PRO
A flowable liquid suspension fertilizer with a combination of micronutrients including manganese, magnesium, boron and molybdenum for foliar application to oilseed rape, brassicas and legumes.