If you haven't used a plant growth regulator in a while, you might want to think about what they can do for you and what factors go into making a good PGR programmed.
What do PGRs mean?
Plant Growth Regulators are chemical or biological compounds that help plants grow and develop in a good way and change how they grow and develop. They are used in many plants to shorten the distance between the nodes and make the plant smaller, denser, and tighter.
What's the Point?
At IFFCO BAZAR, we know a lot about Bonzi, and many of our customers use it to help control, improve, and make their plants more uniform in shape and size. This makes for a better, more uniform, and more profitable crop.
At first glance, there are a lot of PGRs that can be used in horticulture. They have different claims, rates, and ways of working, but how to use them depends on what you want to do.
The Hard Part
When giving advice about PGRs, it's hard to know what to say. We know they'll help you and your crop, but there are a lot of variables and goals to think about when making a programmed, such as:
- Rates of application
- Windows for applications
- Water volumes
- Plant \Species
- Variety \Age
When people ask for advice, they usually talk about all of the above, but in the end, it's hard to give exact recommendations that go beyond what's on the label.
Here's what We Can do, Though:
- Tell me what benefits we've seen from using Bonzi well.
- Give you a hint and a place to start.
- Give advice on how to apply best practices
- Tell you what's on the label and what the law requires of you.
- Show you what you shouldn't do.
- You'll quickly know more about how to use it than we do.
The Benefits we've Seen
- Shape and size are now more uniform.
- Better uniformity of flowering
- Give plants that are strong and small
- Increased profit per square metre Quick response—within 3 to 5 days
- Effects that last at least 3 weeks
- Safe for crops and the environment. Works well with crops.
- Help plan how crops will be grown
How to Get Started
As always, the best place to start is with the label. Don't forget that it's the law that you read it before using a product.
Here is a long list of good tips and places to start with some plant species. We give an idea of the rate and when it will happen. This is based on what has been tried and what has worked in the real world. But the effect can be different depending on things like the crop's health, the weather, the amount of water, and the type of plant.
Application Tips that Work Well
The most important thing to remember is that Bonzi gets into the roots and stems. It's important to know this for more than one reason.
It's important to cover the leaf well, and anything that gets into the soil will affect the plant's growth in the long run. This is great news because it means that the product can stop growth for a long time.
The bad thing about this is that any excess that gets on the floor will be used by the next crop. It will have an effect on the next crop, so it's important to apply it to the leaf in a way that makes the least amount of runoff, both for the current crop and the next one.
- Don't mix Bonzi with other products in the tank, as this can change how it works.
- Apply to a dry leaf to keep water from running off as much as possible.
- After applying, make sure the crop is dry before watering from above.
- Don't use the same growing medium twice.
When Bonzi is used over and over on crops grown on capillary matting, it may cause paclobutrazol to build up in the matting, which could hurt the next crop.
Application Must be Done in a Way that Keeps Bonzi from Getting on the Matting Directly.
What's on the Label and What the Law Says About You
The concentration can't be more than 25ml per litre of water.
At a rate of between 4 and 10ml of product per litre of water, each application must be at least 7 days apart.
At a rate of between 0.3 and 4ml of product per litre of water, each application must be done at least 3 days apart.
Treatment must only be done when there is "permanent protection," which means a full enclosure (including top and side barriers that go all the way down to the ground) that has been in place and kept up for a number of years.
Reasonable steps must be taken to keep birds, wild animals, and honeybees from getting into treated crops.
Close vents, doors, and other openings during and after application, until the product has fully settled, to keep as little airborne environmental exposure as possible.
The product can't be used on ornamental in compost that will be used to grow food for people or animals.
How Not to Act
Don't Mix Bonzi with Other Chemicals Used to Spray.
- Do not spray on a leaf that is wet.
- Do not put on a plant that is stressed.
- Don't water the top 24 hours after applying Bonzi. Only use it on plants grown in pots and containers.
- Don't use compost from plants that have been treated on other plants.
- Don't let the runoff solution get on the soil needed for the next crop.
- Make sure to clean pots and boxes well before using them again.
You have to spend some time on plant growth regulator programmers. If you haven't used a PGR in a while, you should give them another look because the benefits are well worth it.