Crop information
Benefits of Kelpak on Onions
Kelpak trials on onions in California, Hungary, Mexico, Serbia and South Africa all show positive yield increases including many other benefits:
- Improves rooting
- Better shoot development after establishment
- Higher photosynthetic rate
- Increased bulb size and more marketable bulbs
- Better yields
Recommended application rates
Dip seedling tray or roots of seedlings in 1% Kelpak before transplant
Spray 2 L/ha 14 days after transplant (3-4 leaf stage, direct seeded plants) and repeat twice at 14 to 21 day intervals
Or 3 L/ha 14 days after transplant (3-4 leaf stage) and repeat once 14 to 21 days later
Do not apply Kelpak to onions after start of bulb swelling
