Crop loads place great demand on root systems up until harvest, so assisting trees and vines to accumulate and store essential nutrients for next season is vital for strong buds and healthy foliage.
A post-harvest application of Bud Builder FL delivers key nutrients in an excellent flowable composite product to help stimulate
photosynthesis, and better flowering and fruit-set next spring. Cool air and soil temperatures in early spring can inhibit leaf development and nutrient uptake via the roots, and/or blocks have low levels of carbohydrate reserves from the previous cropping season.
Mark Redshaw, North Island Agronomist for Yara Crop Nutrition, says Bud Builder FL supplies critical nutrients at the right ratio prior to shut down. “Nutrients include magnesium and calcium to maintain leaf quality as long as possible to maximise the plant’s uptake of zinc and boron, and phosphorus to assist with energy transfer in cells.”
Mark adds: “Nutrient deficiency symptoms are not always obvious. Plant and soil tests, as well as monitoring for visual symptoms, should be routine practice. Nutrients supplied in the correct form, at the correct crop-specific ratios, through a combination of what is available from the soil, supplemented by appropriately timed fertiliser applications at the correct rate, are all important for achieving optimal crop yield and quality as well as improving tree or vine performance.”
Developed as a ready-made solution for use post-harvest, Bud Builder FL is an easy to pour, flowable liquid with wide tank mix compatibilities. It’s safe to use in all fruit crops such as pipfruit, grapes and kiwifruit. It’s also rain-fast and cost effective. Guaranteed analysis: 6.9% nitrogen, 2.2% phosphorus, 4.2% calcium,14.5% magnesium,10% zinc, 3% boron.
Talk with your Fruitfed Supplies Technical Horticultural Representative about Bud Builder’s role in your post-harvest programme.
