presented by Nico Hanekom

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1 The CropbioLife story presented by Nico Hanekom

2 Effect of CropbioLife on: Xanthomonas pruni control in Plums Fruit Set and retention in plums, pears Yield and fruit mass Firmness and % Brix Mineral content of fruit Russeting apples Fruit Colour Apples, Table grapes, Citrus Citrus creasing Citrus nematodes roots

3 Fruit set and retention Plums:Cultivar: Sun Kiss + Golden Kiss Assessment date: 28 November 2009 Croplife(50ml) Croplife(50ml)+Maxiboost (100ml) Untreated Number of fruit 1.0m² before thinning

4 Number of fruit per tree Number of fruit per tree Pear: Early BC Fruit set and retention Total number of fruit per tree at harvest and fruit on the orchard floor after two days of stormy weather Total number of fruit per tree at harvest Number of fruit per tree on the orchard floor after stormy weather

5 Number of fruit per 1.0m² Number of fruit per tree at harvest Pears: Forelle Fruit set and retention Number of fruit per 1.0 m² prior to thinning and number per tree at harvest

6 Yield and fruit mass Plums Cultivar: Sun Kiss + Golden Kiss Cultivar: Sun Kiss + Golden Kiss Kilogram per tree Gram per fruit

7 Number of fruit per tree Pear: Early BC Fruit picked for canning Yield

8 Number of fruit per tree Yield and fruit mass Pears: Forelle Total number of fruit per tree

9 Firmness (kg) and % brix Cold storage at 4 C for 21 days and at room temperatures for 7 days. Cultivar: Golden Kiss plum Croplife(50ml) Croplife(50ml) Croplife(50ml)+Maxiboo st (100ml) Croplife(50ml)+Maxiboo st (100ml) Untreated Untreated Firmness (kg) % Brix

10 Firmness in kg Percentage brix Firmness and % Brix Pear Early BC Cold storage at 4 C for 21 and 7 days at ambient temperatures Firmness kg % Brix

11 Kilogram Percentage brix Pears: Forelle Firmness and % Brix Fruit firmness and percentage brix at harvest (no cold storage) Firmness in kg % Brix

12 Mineral content of fruit Apples: Panorama Goldens Mineral Elements N P K Ca Mg Na Mn Fe Cu Zn B Treatments mg/100g fresh mass mg/kg fresh mass Croplife Croplife + Maxiboost Untreated Pears: Early BC Mineral Elements N P K Ca Mg Na Mn Fe Cu Zn B Treatments mg/100g fresh mass mg/kg fresh mass Croplife Croplife + Maxiboost Untreated

13 Colour Charts for Russeting assessments Stem end Retiform Class I Class I

14 Percentage Class I fruit Russeting Apples: Panorama Goldens: Percentage fruit in Class I (export) Stem end Retiform

15 Percentage friuit per colour group Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Colour: Pink Lady Apple Percentage fruit per colour group Assessment date:: 26 April 2010 Group 1+2 Group 3 Group Croplife Croplife + Maxiboost Untreated

16 Prcentage creased fruit Citrus Creasing : Incidence of creasing Kirkwood: McClean Micro irrigation

17 Citrus: Fruit colour groups Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

18 Percentage per colour group Kirkwood: Palmer Drip irrigation Citrus fruit Colour: Percentage fruit in colour group 1 Untreated (farm) Croplife 50ml (x5) Croplife 100ml (x5) Group 1

19 Number of nematodes / 10 gram roots Citrus Nematodes: Incidence citrus nematodes (roots)

20 CropbioLife Treated Lettuce Trials Untreated Untreated means normal Farmer s spray program CropbioLife Treated CropbioLife Treated Untreated Untreated

21 Cauliflower Trials Untreated means normal Farmer s spray program 6 Weeks after treatment 4 Weeks after treatment CropbioLife Treated Untreated