FOLICIST®

Promote flowering, fruit set and crop uniformity

FOLICIST® promotes healthy, uniform flowering and fruit set. Reduces plant stress including chemical application, heat, cold, reproductive and photo-oxidative (sun) damage.

Improves ripening precision and colour when tank mixed with SUNRED®

Key Benefits

Promote flowering and fruit set
Crop uniformity
Less stress

Key Components

Plant extracts (lucerne/alfalfa), folic acid, glycine betaine (trimethylglycine) , acetyl-thioproline (ATCA), Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed (cold pressed) extract

Mode of Action

ATCA: converts in cells to cysteine (amino acid necessary to produce energy from fatty acids and carbohydrates) and proline (osmoprotectant)

Folic acid: promotes the synthesis of proteins and DNA for cell growth and division

Glycine betaine: abiotic stress tolerance including very important osmoregulator (water)

Plant and seaweed extracts: supply L-amino acids, vitamins and natural growth regulators. Importantly, low temperature, enzymatic hydrolysis of the plant extracts and supercritical fluid extraction of Ascophyllum nodosum ensures the structure, functionality and efficacy of these bioactive compounds is retained.

Protect pollen: sporopollenins are synthesised from phenylpropanoids and fatty acids. They are essential for healthy flowering, providing structure and protecting pollen from UV radiation, enzyme and chemical damage.

Directions for Use

Wine grapes, Table grapes Pome fruit Stone fruit, Cherries Spinach Leafy vegetables

Wine grapes, Table grapes

Target

Bud burst uniformity, Less blind buds, Balanced shoot growth

Timing

Wooly bud

Rate

1 L/ha

Critical Comments

1-2 sprays

5-7 days apart

Direct spray at cordon / canes

Target

Rachis elongation, Cold tolerance, Less agrochemical stress

Timing

Bunches 3-4 cm long

Rate

1 L/ha

Critical Comments

2 sprays

7 days apart

Add FYLLOTON 2 L/ha

Target

Flowering uniformity, Healthy flowering, seed and fruit set, Less agrochemical stress

Timing

Pre-flowering, Flowering

Rate

1 L/ha

Critical Comments

2-3 sprays

7 days apart

Add NUTRI-GEMMA B-Zn 1.5 L/ha

Target

Improve fruit firmness, Resistance to cracking, Less agrochemical stress

Timing

After fruit set

Rate

1 L/ha

Critical Comments

2-3 sprays

7-10 days apart

Add NITROCAM (Ca, Mg, Mo) 2.5 L/ha

Target

Less heat stress

Timing

Prior to heat event

Rate

1 L/ha

Critical Comments

Apply 1-3 days prior to heat event

Target

Less salinity stress

Timing

As required

Rate

1 L/ha

Pome fruit

Target

Flowering uniformity, Calcium (Ca) transport, Healthy flowering, seed and fruit set, Cold tolerance, Less agrochemical stress

Timing

Pink bud, Flowering

Rate

1-1.5 L/ha

Critical Comments

2-3 sprays

5-7 days apart

Add NUTRI-GEMMA B-Zn 1.5 L/ha

Target

Less heat stress

Timing

Prior to heat event

Rate

1 L/ha

Critical Comments

Apply 1-3 days prior to heat event

Target

Less salinity stress

Timing

As required

Rate

1 L/ha

Target

Less agrochemical stress

Timing

As required

Rate

1 L/ha

Critical Comments

Add FYLLOTON 2 L/ha

Stone fruit, Cherries

Target

Flowering uniformity, Calcium (Ca) transport, Healthy flowering, seed and fruit set, Cold tolerance, Less agrochemical stress

Timing

Bud burst, Beginning of flowering

Rate

1.5 L/ha

Critical Comments

2 sprays

4-10 days apart

Add NUTRI-GEMMA B-Zn 1.5 L/ha

Spinach

Target

Increase yields, Longer shelf life, Improve resistance to handling

Timing

4-5 true leaves

Rate

0.5 L/ha

Critical Comments

1-2 applications

Add:

FYLLOTON 1 L/ha

LOKER 2 L/ha

Leafy vegetables

Target

Increase plant vigour, Thicker, more resistant plants

Timing

Pre-harvest

Rate

2 L/ha

Critical Comments

Add NITROCAM 2-3 L/ha

Compatibility

This product can be mixed with common formulations; except products based on copper, sulphur, mineral oils or emulsions. A simple mixture test to check compatibilty is advisable.

Analysis g/L

Organic nitrogen (N) 18.1

Protein 113.1

Organic carbon (C) of biological origin 133.1

Potassium (K) 61.2

Betaines 121

Carbon / Nitrogen ratio (C/N) 7.4 / 1 ratio

Physico-chemical Properties

pH (1% solution) 8.3 ± 0.5

Density (at 20°C) 1.21 kg/L