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How to increase stone fruit size and weight

How to increase stone fruit size and weight

Potassium is a key driver of fruit size or weight and alongside nitrogen required in large quantities throughout fruit development and ripening.

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Cherry crop nutrition programme

Yara's crop nutrition programmes can help you to achieve excellent crop performance and maximise the yield and quality of your cherries.

Cherry fertigation programme

Yara's fertigation programme can help you to achieve excellent crop performance and maximise the yield and quality of your cherries.

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Late season advice for soft fruit crops

Late season advice for soft fruit crops

As the soft fruit production season nears an end with final harvests underway it is important to keep a focus on nutrition to avoid carrying any issues over to next season so here are a few recomendations for strawberry and raspberry growers to ensure crops go in to dormancy in good condition.

Fruit crops benefit from foliar calcium in a wet season

Fruit crops benefit from foliar calcium in a wet season

After a wet winter many fruit plants may have been growing under saturated conditions for some time. Under these circumstances the application of foliar fed calcium will be advantageous.

YaraVita improves cherries appearance

YaraVita improves cherries appearance

Improving the appearance of cherries greatly increases the fruits value. Blemishes or surface deposits can make the fruit less marketable.

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How to increase stone fruit number

How to increase stone fruit number

Phosphorus and magnesium increase apricot, plum or cherry fruit number, although the effect of nitrogen on the number of fruits per tree is not clear.

How to improve stone fruit quality

How to improve stone fruit quality

There are a number of variables that define stone fruit quality requirements. Quality standards differ depending on the stone fruit type, growth region and the market.

How to improve stone fruit firmness

How to improve stone fruit firmness

Firmness of stone fruit flesh is affected by a wide range of parameters including nutrition. Fruits with high levels of calcium are firmer and good calcium supply delays ripening and increases storability of fruits.

Stone fruit nutritional summary

Stone fruit nutritional summary

Most nutrients, namely N, P, K, Mg, B and Mn are stored and retained as reserves in the tree buds, trunk and roots.

Balancing total soluble solids and acidity ratio in stone fruit

Balancing total soluble solids and acidity ratio in stone fruit

The ratio of sugar content versus acidity and gives stone fruits their characteristic flavour. An appropriate crop nutrition programme helps manage an acceptable TSS/Acidity balance in fruit.

Role of nutrients by growth stage in stone fruit

Role of nutrients by growth stage in stone fruit

Stone fruit nutrient requirements vary depending on the crop growth stage. Find out which nutrients are most important and the roles of nutrients at different growth stages.

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Fruit agronomy advice

Concerned about hail damage to apples and pears

Concerned about hail damage to apples and pears

Apples and pears are both susceptible to hale damage in late spring with the potential for both fruits and leaves to be damaged. Whilst crop nutrition cant control the weather it can help mitigate some of the effects and help damaged crops recover.

How to recover frost damaged fruit crops

How to recover frost damaged fruit crops

Where fruit crops, particularly apples, pears and grapevines have suffered frost damage we need to think about how to best manage the crop buds which are left to both recover the damaged buds and then to recover the lost growth.

How to manage blueberry fertigation

How to manage higher temperatures in strawberries

Higher temperatures bring both good and bad news for strawberry growers. The good news is increased production and demand for strawberries but the downside is managing heat stress and other challenges. Controlling the crop through these tricky periods can be made easier by utilising foliar feeds.

Is there a better alternative to monopotassium phosphate

Is there a better alternative to monopotassium phosphate

Monopotassium phosphate, otherwise known as MKP is a product synonymous with fruit production that is widely used, primarily as a flower boosting green fruit supporter. However, at this point in time, MKP is sometimes difficult to get hold of, so many growers are asking if there is a better alternative.

How to manage blueberry fertigation

How to manage blueberry fertigation

Blueberry nutrition and fertigation is very much a consequence of the rooting system and pH range. Blueberries are more acid-loving than most soft fruits and also have a less efficient root system which has consequences for fertigation recommendations.

Late season advice for soft fruit crops

Late season advice for soft fruit crops

As the soft fruit production season nears an end with final harvests underway it is important to keep a focus on nutrition to avoid carrying any issues over to next season so here are a few recomendations for strawberry and raspberry growers to ensure crops go in to dormancy in good condition.

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Are you looking for a crop nutrition programme for your fruit trees?

See our fertiliser programmes for different orchard crops, both top fruit and stone fruit, begin by choosing your crop.

Apple crop nutrition programme, fertiliser

Apple crop nutrition programme

Pear crop nutrition programme, fertiliser

Pear crop nutrition programme

Plum crop nutrition programme

Plum crop nutrition programmes

Cherry crop nutrition programme

Cherry crop nutrition programme

Apricot crop nutrition programme

Apricot crop nutrition programme

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