Calfite Extra is a unique foliar nutrient complex designed to improve crop rooting and maximise nutrient uptake and utilisation from the soil
Calfite Extra improves the crop’s phosphorus use efficiency, delivering calcium through the leaf into the plant.
What does it do?
This true biostimulant delivers a multitude of effects depending upon dose, timing, programme and crop species and provides efficient foliar delivery of phosphorus and calcium fertiliser. It contains 19%v P2O5 and 11% Ca based on the phosphite form of P.
It has the lowest salt index of all phosphites, making it the safest formulation, while its formulation stablises the phosphite, preventing oxidation to phosphate.
Includes L-PGA to enhance optimum nutrient use efficiency.
How does it do it?
The phosphite component tricks the plant into thinking that it’s in a phosphorus deficiency situation, so the plant responds by increasing root length, biomass and activity (exudation).
Features
Increases root and shoot development
Increases root exudation
Enhances frost tolerance
Increases nutrient uptake
Enhances secondary metabolism via the shikimic acid pathway to produce folate and amino acids
Improves flavours, colours and brix levels
Increases grain set and ultimate yield
Benefits
Increases phosphorus delivery to the plant through increased root exudation
Increases phosphorus use efficiency
Increases soil microbial health and biomass
Minimises chance of crop phytotoxicity
Convenient formulation for tank mixing - unique ability to mix with copper
Enhances yield/quality
Crop | Timing | Dose* |
|---|---|---|
Cereals | Key growth stages | 0.5-1.0l/ha |
OSR | Key growth stages | 0.75-1.0l/ha |
Potatoes | Planting and key growth stages | 1.0-2.0l/ha |
Sugar and fodder beet | Key growth stages | 1.0-2.0l/ha |
Pulses | Second node and onset of flowering | 1.0l/ha |
Maize | GS 13-16 (add zinc) | 1.0l/ha |
Fruit | Key growth stages | 2.0-3.0l/ha |
Vegetables | Planting and key growth stages | 1.0-2.0l/ha |
Grass and forage crops | GS 12-16 | 1.0l/ha |
*For most applications
Results
The response over untreated for Calfite Extra in winter wheat.
