field trial results...2016 and planted under high tunnel on may 15, 2016. ... all types of modern...
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SPRING – FALL 2016
STRAWBERRY TRIAL WITH MAPAQ
FIELD TRIAL RESULTS
TRIAL DESIGN
�� �Trial�conducted�on�Fraisèrie�Talfor�in�Plessisville,�Québec.�This�trial�was�part�of�a�Quebec�Ministry�of�Agriculture,�Fisheries�and�Food�(MAPAQ)�initiative�evaluating�methods�to�increase�strawberry�production�during�the�low-production�period�between�harvests�of�June-bearer��and�day-neutral�strawberries.�
�� �Strawberries�were�grown�under�a�high�tunnel�of�6�rows,��300�plants�per�row.�Four�rows�were�selected�for�treatment.�Half�of�each�row�was�treated�with�Concentric’s�IN-M1*�while�the�other�half�was�used�as�the�untreated�control,�either�with�or�without�the�addition�of�potassium�silicate�fertilizer.
�� �Four�treatments�were�applied.�All�other��inputs�were�as�the�grower�standard.�
1.�Potassium�silicate
2.�IN-M1�+�potassium�silicate
3.�IN-M1�without�potassium�silicate�
4.�Untreated�control��
�� �Strawberries�were�started�in�a�growth�room�on�March�24,�2016�and�planted�under�high�tunnel�on�May�15,�2016.��The�trial�ran�until�the�end�of�harvests�on�October�16,�2016.�
�� �Applications�of�IN-M1�were�a�drench�of�5.65�fl�oz/100ft2�made�in�the�growth�room�March�24,�and�a�foliar�application�of�0.31�fl�oz/100�ft2��twice�over�the�season,�at�planting�on�May�15�and�when�over�50%�of�plants�had�reached�5��trifoliate�on�June�24.
*IN-M1 is currently labeled as INOCUCOR GARDEN SOLUTION® in the United States and INOCUCOR IN-M1 (0-0-0.2) SYNERGRO® in Canada.
CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION BY PICK DATE
STUDY RESULTS
�� IN-M1�treatments�resulted�in�28�668�lbs/acre�marketable�harvest�for�the�whole�season�compared�against�the�untreated�harvest�of�21�385�lbs/acre.�This�represents�a�25%�increase�in�yield.
�� �Treated�plants�produced�a�greater�proportion�of�marketable�fruit�at�89%�compared�to�untreated�fruit,�which�were�83%�marketable.
HARVEST DATE
POTASSIUM SILICATE
IN-M1 + POTASSIUM SILICATE
IN-M1
UNTREATED
SILICATE
IN-M1 VS UNTREATED 39%
IN-M1 VS UNTREATED 25%
UNTREATED UNTREATEDIN-M1 IN-M1
WITHOUT SILICATE
CUM
ULA
TIVE
YIE
LD (L
BS/A
CREX
1000
)
IN-M1 (currently labeled as INOCUCOR GARDEN SOLUTION® in the U.S. and Inocucor IN-M1 (0-0-0.2) SYNERGRO® in Canada) is a microbial technology for growers that helps sustain robust plant growth, impart vigor and enhance yield. It is designed to be active across a diverse range of specialty produce, geographies and for all types of modern growing systems from field to greenhouse to hydroponics, for both organic and conventional growers. More robust plants can better deal with the challenges of production agriculture, including transplantation of seedlings, poor soil, extreme weather and other biotic and abiotic stresses.
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Marketable (lbs/acre)
Non-marketable (lbs/acre)
% loss
Total (lbs/acre)
Weight (oz) non-marketable/plant
Weight (oz) marketable / plant
Weight (oz) / plant
Weight (oz) / fruit
Marketable production
Non-marketable production
Total yields
YIELD
17 331
5 078
23%
22 409
2.76
9.44
12.20
0.65
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lbs/100 ft2
39.77
lbs/100 ft2
11.69
lbs/100 ft2
51.45
28 385
5 202
15%
33 587
2.82
15.45
18.29
0.59
�
lbs/100 ft2
65.19
lbs/100 ft2
11.89
lbs/100 ft2
77.08
21 385
4 171
16%
25 556
2.27
11.64
13.91
0.59
�
lbs/100 ft2
65.80
lbs/100 ft2
7.99
lbs/100 ft2
73.8
28 668
3 449
11%
32 117
1.88
15.60
17.48
0.64
�
lbs/100 ft2
49.2
lbs/100 ft2
9.64
lbs/100 ft2
58.63