Program Level Tree Vigour2 # Sprays 1st Spray Petal Fall 2nd Spray Fruit Set 3rd Spray June Drop 4th Spray Growth Season Total3 (g/ha)
 1  low  1 spray  450  450
 2  low  2 sprays  270  270  540
3†  medium  2 sprays  450  450  900
 4  medium/high  3 sprays  450  450 270   1170
 5  high  3 sprays  450  450  450  1350
 6  high  4 sprays  450  450  450  270  1620

 

— = No activity or activity unknown.

† Suggested base rate. Move to next higher level if there is a low crop load, for fire blight suppression, or if there was heavy pruning. Visit ontario.ca/apples and click on Plant Growth Regulators for Fruit Crops.

1 Tree-row volume (see sprayers101.com and Airblast 101: A Handbook of Best Practices in Airblast Spraying for more details). Rates need to be increased when higher water volumes are required for adequate spray coverage.

2 Vigour is defined as the total amount of shoot growth in a single season, not to be confused with tree-row volume.

3 Maximum seasonal rate should not exceed a total of 5.4 kg of product per ha.