Crop information
Benefits of Kelpak on Citrus
Kelpak trials on citrus in California, South Africa and Japan show positive yield increases as well as other benefits:
- Improves rooting of nursery trees
- Stimulates root and shoot development
- Better fruit set of bearing trees
- Better fruit mass
- Better yields
- Improves the development of new roots in spring
- Quicker recovery of trees after harvest
Recommended application rates
Established trees: 0.2% (200 ml /100 L water) foliar spray applied 3 times between white tip to full bloom. Optional 4th application at fruit set
Post harvest spray: 0.2% (200 ml /100 L water) with nitrogen application and repeated 14 days later for recovery of heavy fruit bearing
Tree establishment: Apply 1 L of a 1.0% Kelpak solution (1 L Kelpak in 100 L water) as a soil drench directly after plant or drench the nursery bag with the solution directly before plant-out
For better tree development apply foliar sprays of 200 ml Kelpak per
100 L water (0.2%)
with 3 to 4 week intervals during early growth
