Crops grown in optimal pH conditions with balanced nutrition are more productive, both in yield and quality.
In high value crops such as vines for wine production, successful ripening of the grapes can be affected by soil pH, which then has an impact on the quality of the musts. The correction of soil acidity early in the growth cycle improves both yield and quality, as well as ensuring availability of nutrients to the growing vine.
In apples, for example, the incidence of Bitter Pit caused by insufficient calcium can have a devastating effect on fruit quality and storability. This can be prevented using OmyaPro Calcium, a wettable powder formulation which supplies pure calcium to the crop. In trials this not only reduced the incidence of Bitter Pit but also increased the marketable size of the fruit.
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