This year’s kiwifruit growing conditions have been favourable, and harvest expectations are high. After a demanding season, kiwifruit vines need to replenish essential nutrients before entering winter dormancy to ensure a strong start for the next season.
“Results from soil tests and leaf analysis, yield potential, weather, growth stage and visual symptoms along with previous years’ orchard history should be considered when deciding your nutrition programme,” says Jai Prakash, Yara’s North Island Sales Agronomist. “At times, one specific nutrient deficiency symptom may appear and in these situations a product like Yara Bud Builder FL with five important nutrients can act as an insurance policy.
“After harvest, there is a short window for vines to replenish multiple nutrients as they start to go into senescence quickly after fruit is picked,” says Jai. “Yara Bud Builder FL has become a ‘go to’ product for many kiwifruit growers with its ability to supply five important nutrients with one application. This product can also be applied pre-flowering when these six nutrients are also in high demand by vines.”
Key nutrients provided by Yara Bud Builder FL:
- Magnesium (14.5 percent) is the central component of the chlorophyll molecule and is therefore key to all plant growth and development. Mg also plays a key role in phosphate and nitrogen metabolism, water uptake and crop establishment whereas nitrogen helps with the absorption of these nutrients into the plant.
- Zinc (10 percent) which is crucial for root development due to its role in auxin (growth hormone) synthesis, as auxins control the growth of plants by affecting cell and stem elongation.
Nitrogen (6.9 percent). - Calcium (4.2 percent) provides structural stability to the plant.
- Boron (3 percent) which is essential for carbohydrate metabolism, flower formation, pollen germination, fruit setting, water management and transport within the plant.
- Phosphorus (2.2 percent) is involved with ATP, the plant’s energy powerhouse.
Yara Bud Builder FL is a flowable liquid formulation that is easy to pour, crop-safe, rainfast, and cost-effective. It also offers wide tank-mix compatibility, making it convenient for growers to integrate into their existing nutrition programmes.
