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Nutrition

Research shows that the use of KNO₃^-based fertilizers in apple orchards leads to better color, taste (sugar content) and firmness. Like in many other crops, proper K nutrition also leads to better peal quality, with impact on storability and shelf life.

KNO₃-based fertilizers outperform KCI and K2SO₄-based programs- providing faster, more balanced and more efficient nutrient uptake- making them an ideal source for split applications as a tool to manage the fruit size towards the most economical optimum classes. Research indicates that fruit tree nutrient reserve benefit from split and well-balanced nutrition based on KNO₃, leading to a better number of flowers, improving yield in the subsequent season.

Higher yields

• Better flowering and fruit set
• Bigger sized apples
• More flexibility towards the optimum economical size classes when applied in split applications

Better quality

• More homogeneous fruit
• Better color
• Higher sugar content and better taste
• Better peal quality
• Better storability and shelf life