1997

Madera, CA

Variety:  Non Pareil and Carmel
Soil type:  sandy loam
Tree age:  mature
Tree spacing:  22 ft x 22 ft

Vitazyme application:  Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre was applied by injector through the sprinkler irrigation system in mid-April, and again at 13 oz/acre in mid-July

Turnout increase:
Control: 26.31%
Vitazyme: 28.68%
(+2.37 percentage points)

Reduction in rejects:
Control: 5.2%
Vitazyme: 3.4%
(-1.8 percentage points%)

Yield:
Control: 2,632.8 lb/acre
Vitazyme: 3,098.1 lb/acre
(+17.7%)

Fertilization:  All areas received 50 lb of N/acre in April, and 50 lb of N/acre in early October.  "Rhizone", an organism cocktail, was applied foliar to all trees, as well as 10 lb/acre of K₂SO₄.

2000

Madera, CA

Varieties:  Non Pareil, Carmel, Butte, and Padre
Soil type:  sandy loam
Tree age:  Blocks 1, 2, 3, and 4 - 20 years
Blocks 5 and 6 - 8 years
Tree spacing:  Blocks 1, 2, 3, and 4 - 22 ft x 22 ft;
Blocks 5 and 6 - 22 ft x 18 ft

Vitazyme application:  Vitazyme at 6 oz/acre was sprayed to three blocks on the leaves in May, applied through the sprinkler system at 13 oz/acre in June, and sprayed on the leaves at 6 oz/acre in July.

Comments:
In spite of poor pollination of the 2000 crop and adversities during the growing season - and very low statewide average yields (1,292 lb/acre) - the yields were far above this average:  121% for Non Pareils and Carmels, and 40% for Buttes and Padres.  Vitazyme played a significant role in this high yield by boosting yields significantly in the three less productive blocks of the farm.  Vitazyme also played a part in maintaining high quality and turnout of the nuts.

Fertilization:  All areas of the grove were sprinkler irrigated beneath the leaf canopy with "REF water", an electronically treated water using a programmed electronic device that imprints the water with electrons.  All areas received 75 lb/acre of N as "UN 32" in April, and again in June.  An organism cocktail of "Ceres", plus "Liqui-Comp", a mixture of liquified compost plus microbes, was applied 2 to 3 weeks before both of the UN 32 applications through the sprinkler system.  Two applications of 10 lb/acre K₂SO₄ were made in the spring to the leaves using an electrostatic sprayer.