In a crop as technical as that of cherry trees, the approach and management of fertilisation must be a major aim, as it has a direct impact on production and its quality parameters.

At INPROG, we offer a balanced and comprehensive fertilisation for the entire crop cycle, while focusing on creating reserves and ensuring that the crop has all the elements available at all times.

Solutions

Fruit set

In order to achieve a large fruit set in the first flowering period, a tree needs to have accumulated large reserves. To ensure these reserves, the plant needs to have all the #microelements and essential elements available.

INPROG fertilisers efficiently provide all the nutrients to build up the necessary reserves for a large fruit set.

Calibre, Brix, colour and firmness

The key parameters for cherry growing are as follows:

  • Calibre: In a crop with a short cycle, it is essential that nutrients are available from the onset of vegetation. The supply of these nutrients bound to organic matter ensures that they are always available.
  • Brix and colour: Brix and colour are closely linked to potassium and sulphur. That these nutrients are in assimilable forms guarantees the crop’s success.
  • Firmness: Obtaining a firm and elastic fruit is linked to a correct absorption of calcium and potassium. Guaranteeing both elements improves this parameter.

FORTEC and NUBIECOL, both for their manufacture and their technology, guarantee the final result of the harvest and the nutritional recovery of the plant, thus improving all quality parameters.

Key nutrients

There are four nutritional elements in cherry trees that are key to high yields:

Calcium

Low calcium content has an impact on fruit firmness.

Sulphur

Low sulphur contents in the soil lead to lower chlorophyll contents and reduced fruit colour (polyphenol production).

Zinc

Zinc deficiency reduces the crop’s yield potential. Low levels considerably reduce the production capacity of complex sugars as well as calibres.

Boron

To ensure good flower buds (florets), it is essential that the plant has this nutrient.

Potassium

Low potassium contents cause Brix deficiency and hinder fruit colour.

The FORTEC-FR and NUBIECOL ranges naturally contain a large amount of these 4 elements, thus providing an easy, direct and efficient solution for cherry tree fertilisation.

Prevention of nutritional deficiencies

In short-cycle crops, it is particularly important to anticipate deficiency states, as there is no time for reaction. These deficiencies have a crucial influence on both quality and yield.

In most cases, nutritional deficiencies become visible when the condition is severe. Prior to this, the crop has already undergone stress, which has a direct impact on production. It is very important that the most scarce or least available nutrients are always available from the onset of the vegetative cycle.

In cherry trees, these are as follows:

  • Calcium
  • Iron
  • Zinc
  • Manganese
  • Sulphur
  • Boron
  • Molybdenum

The annual supply of FORTEC-FR and NUBIECOL fertilisers guarantees the correct nutrition of the crop, thus preventing visible or non-visible nutritional deficiencies. The annual supply of all the essential minerals bound to a stable organic matter of noble origin (#multifem) is crucial.

Cumulative effect

The supply, year after year, of the FORTEC-FR and NUBIECOL products improves production both in terms of calibres and kg/ha. This is the conclusion obtained in a trial at IRTA-Mas Badia on the cultivation of apple trees. These results can be applied to all woody crops.

This increase is due to the accumulation, in the soil, of #microelements and essential elements available to the plant. This allows the plant to regulate itself and produce more and better.

Fertiliser benefits

For cultivation

  • Increased
    yields.
  • Prevention of
    nutritional deficiencies.
  • Facilitation the attainment
    of calibre.
  • Vigour regulation.

For the farmer

  • Incorporation of
    assimilable calcium.
  • We provide a large amount of
    #microelements and
    essential #FRpower minerals.
  • We facilitate the management of
    N-P-K fertilisation.
  • Reduction of pruning time.

For harvesting

  • Higher calibres.
  • Easy to obtain better Brix.
  • Increased firmness.
  • Improved colour.

Related products

F-FR Alfa

Organomineral fertiliser specially formulated and designed for the supply of complexed potassium, microelements and organic matter.

F-FR Vipo

Organomineral fertiliser for apple and vine growing. It is a single-application fertiliser according to the quantities applied.

F-FR FLASH

Organomineral fertiliser intended for the implantation of all types of crops, especially fruit and woody crops.

F-FR a la carta

This system allows you to adapt the balances to the different needs of each crop and farmer.


V-FR Basic+s

Organic sulphur fertiliser from the ripening of our #starter with sulphur.

V-FR BASIC

Organic fertiliser from composting manure from controlled and selected farms.

Vacum

Organic amendment from composting cattle manure.

OPTIMUS

Premium organic fertiliser made from a selection of manures to obtain a superior product.

Nubiecol orgánico

Group of organic fertilisers formulated and designed for crops with high potassium requirements.

Organic composted manure

Ecological organic fertiliser manufactured as the base of our developed ecological fertilisers. #ECOstarter

Ecovacum


Ecological organic fertiliser. From composting cattle manure, it is suitable for all crops.

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